Hurricane Damage
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Hurricane Helene Killed 49 in South Carolina, as Damages Exceed $370 Million 1224
100s Feared Dead as Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte, off Madagascar 1224
6th Typhoon in a Month Brings Deadly Floods to Philippines 1124
Cholera, Zika & West Nile - Deadly Diseases Sweep in after Hurricanes 1124
Hotter Water Makes Hurricane Milton So Ferocious 1024
Infections, Sewage and Mosquito-Borne Illness Outlast Hurricanes 1024
Consecutive Hurricanes Strain FEMA, as 1st One Causes $250+ Billion Damage 1024
Helene Has Become One of the Deadliest US Hurricanes of the Modern Era 1024 - 221 and counting. The most deaths from US hurricanes include 2,975 from Maria (2017) in Puerto Rico; 1,392 from Katrina (2005) around New Orleans; more then 500 from Audrey (1957) in Louisiana and Texas; 256 from Camille (1969) in southwest Mississippi; about 200 from Diane (1955) in North Carolina; 159 from Sandy (2012) in greater New York City and SE New Jersey; 156 from Ian (2022) in southwest Florida into the Carolinas; 128 from Agnes (1972) from Florida to Maryland; and 103 from Harvey (2017) in Texas (especially Houston) and Louisiana.
‘Nowhere Is Safe’ - Shattered Asheville Shows Stunning Reach of Climate Crisis 1024
Helene Turned Asheville from Climate Science Hub Into a Disaster Case Study 1024
Hurricane Helene Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests 1024
Hurricane Helene Lays Bare the Growing Threat of Inland Flooding 1024
Helene's Fatal Floods Show Hurricane Risks Are Moving Far Inland 0924
Hurricane John Leaves Trail of Devastation on Mexico’s West Coast 0924
Shanghai Slammed by Strongest Typhoon to Hit City Since 1949 - 0924
Dozens Dead after Typhoon Yagi Hammers Vietnam with Floods, Landslides 0924
Floods Inundate Philippine Capital, Oil Tanker Sinks in Deadly Typhoon 0724
Hurricane Beryl’s Cascade of Crises Was a Sign of Storms to Come 0724
Days after Beryl, Texans Toil to Cope with Debris, Heat, Rain and No Power 0724
Over 2 Million without Power as Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas 0724
Houston’s Power Outages from Deadly Hurricane-Force Winds May Last Weeks as Temperatures Soar 0524
At Least 16 Dead as Storm Ciarán Pummels Western Europe with Record Winds 1123
How a Tropical Storm Turned Overnight into 'Nightmare” Cat. 5 Hurricane Otis 1023
Rapid Hurricane-Intensification Risks 0823
Guam Typhoon Highlights Threat to US Military’s Pacific Strategy 0523
5 Ways Hurricanes Increase Your Expenses in Florida 0523 - Mostly, insurance premiums shoot up.
Cyclone Mocha, North Indian Ocean’s Strongest Storm on Record, Hits Myanmar 0523
Survivors Reel in Aftermath of One of Africa’s Deadliest Cyclones 0323
Record Long-Lasting Cyclone Freddy Wreaks Havoc in Southern Africa 0323
Philippines Storm Nalgae Triggers Floods and Landslides, Killing Dozens 1022
"Nothing to Come Back to" - Most Homes Are Gone in Fort Myers 0922
Ian, a Hurricane Again, Heads to Carolinas, after Historic Damage to Florida 0922
Hurricane Fiona Ravages Puerto Rican Farms near Peak Harvest, Farmers Say 0922
Fiona’s Surreal Devastation Wipes Away Canadian Homes and Power for 1,000s - 0922
Philippines on High Alert as ‘Explosive’ Super Typhoon Noru Makes Landfall 0922
Typhoon Batters South Korea, Preparations Minimize Casualties 0922
Deaths amid Flooding and Mudslides as Hurricane Agatha Hits Mexico 0522
Climate Change Boosted Cost of Japan Storm by $4 Billion 0522
North Carolina Hurricanes Linked to More Gastrointestinal Illness among Poor 0322
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375 Dead, 56 Missing after Typhoon Rai Slams Philippines 1221
Rare and Deadly Cyclone Sends Cars Floating through Italy’s Streets 1021
Hurricane Ida Threw the Barge Industry into a Tizzy along the Mississippi River 0921
New York City Region's Historic Floods Send Deadly Climate Change Lesson 0921
Ida Leaves Toxic Chemicals, Sewage Swirling in Its Wake 0921 - Louisiana mostly
Will the 2 Hurricanes That Devastated Central America Spur a Migration Wave? 1220
Battered by Back-to-Back Hurricanes, Honduras Braces for a Long Recovery 1120
Weakened Hurricane Eta Drenches Central America; at Least 57 Dead 1120
Japan Orders Millions to Evacuate as Typhoon Lashes Region 0920
Climate Crisis to Blame for $67 Billion of Hurricane Harvey Damage 0620
Tropical Storm Hits South Carolina Ahead of Atlantic Season 0520
Abnormally Warm Gulf of Mexico Could Intensify Tornado and Hurricane Seasons 0320
Yutu, Strongest Typhoon to Hit U.S. since 1935, Devastates Northern Marianas 1018
Grim Search for Typhoon Landslide Victims as Philippines Toll Climbs 0918
Hurricane Florence Leaves over a Dozen Dead, 100s of 1,000s without Power - 0918
Hurricane Maria’s Death Toll in Puerto Rico Rises to 2,975 - 0818
By the End of the Century, Stronger, Slower, and Wetter Hurricanes 0518
Climate Change Made Hurricane Harvey's Rainfall Worse, Study Finds 1217
Life on the Front Line of Climate Change for Fiji’s Women and Girls 1117
Cyclone Winston in 2016 was strongest storm in Southern Hemisphere’s recorded history. Recovery is hard and slow.
Puerto Ricans Still Desperate for Water, Weeks after Hurricane Maria 1017
Hurricane Maria Dealt a Heavy Blow to Puerto Rico’s Fragile Electric Grid 0917
As Trump Set to Visit Puerto Rico, 95% Lack Power 1017
Puerto Rico’s Agriculture and Farmers Decimated by Maria 0917
Hurricane Maria Dealt a Heavy Blow to Puerto Rico’s Fragile Electric Grid 0917
Winston, Southern Hemisphere’s Strongest Storm on Record, Punishes Fiji 0216
Atlantic, Caribbean Storms More Destructive as Temperatures Rise 0116
Sandy Caused Record Sea Levels, $23 Billion Damages in New York State 0715
Super Typhoon Haiyan, One Year Later - 205,000 Families Still Homeless 1114
The $9.7 Trillion Problem - Cyclones & Climate Change 1014
Super Typhoon Haiyan Kills at Least 1,200 Filipinos 1113
Super Typhoon Haiyan- Full of Sound and Fury and Signifying … ? 1113
Cyclone Forces 550,000 to Shelters in India 1013
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