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Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens Gulf Coast with heavy rain
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September 13, 2021
Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens Gulf Coast with heavy rain
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas was moving up the Gulf Coast on Monday, threatening to bring heavy rain and…
From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
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September 13, 2021
From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Darkness set in for Natasha Blunt well before Hurricane Ida knocked out power across Louisiana. Months…
In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate ‘everybody’s crisis’
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September 8, 2021
In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate ‘everybody’s crisis’
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden declared climate change has become “everybody’s crisis” on Tuesday as he toured neighborhoods…
Louisiana residents thankful for small miracles after Ida
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September 6, 2021
Louisiana residents thankful for small miracles after Ida
MARRERO, La. (AP) — Amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, there was at least one bright light Sunday: Parishioners…
As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?
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September 5, 2021
As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?
NEW YORK (AP) — Cellphones across New York and New Jersey pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the…
Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
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September 4, 2021
Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
Power out, high voltage lines on the ground, weeks until electricity is restored in some places: The dismal state of…
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
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August 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to…
No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’
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August 30, 2021
No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’
Robert Owens was feeling defeated and helpless Sunday as he waited in Louisiana’s capital city for landfall by one of…
Packed with virus patients, Louisiana hospitals await Ida
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August 29, 2021
Packed with virus patients, Louisiana hospitals await Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a…
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4
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August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida was rapidly intensifying early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on track for…