tropical cyclones
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Ida Showed the Fossil Fuel Industry Has Left Louisiana Defenseless
The sun was about to set at the Leeville boat launch when a family began packing up their car with redfish they had caught just an hour prior. Above us was LA-1, an elevated highway nicknamed the “Gateway to the Gulf” because it is the only connector between what can still be considered mainland Louisiana…
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Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Power Outages Across Hurricane-Stricken New Orleans
Satellite images taken before and after Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana this week are showcasing the upsetting extent to which people have suffered without power in New Orleans.
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‘Re-Energised’ Ida Wreaks Widespread Havoc Across the East Coast
Even when a hurricane is all but a zombie, it can still do serious damage. The remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed hours of heavy rains and threatened thousands of people on the East Coast Wednesday just two days after the storm made landfall and caused widespread destruction in Louisiana.
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Hurricane Ida Shuts Down More Than 90% of Oil and Gas Production in the Gulf of Mexico
As if reversing the course of the Mississippi River, forcing hospitals to hunker down with patients that couldn’t be moved, and nearly shutting off the power and internet in New Orleans wasn’t enough, Hurricane Ida has also disrupted oil and gas production.