Tag: Hurricane Ida

In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate ‘everybody’s crisis’

Biden toured neighborhoods flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, warning it’s time for America to get serious about the “code red” danger or face ever worse loss of life and property.

September 8, 2021

NY Guv declares state of emergency over Hurricane Ida

The NWS issued its first-ever flash flood emergency alert for New York City, warning more than 9 million residents of imminent danger.

September 2, 2021

Whole city of New Orleans loses power due to Hurricane Ida

Sunday also marked the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destructive landfalls in Louisiana and Mississippi, reports Xinhua news agency.

August 30, 2021

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power

People in Louisiana woke up to a monster storm after Ida’s top winds grew by 45 mph (72 kph) in five hours as the hurricane moved through some of the warmest ocean water in the world in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

August 30, 2021

Hurricane Ida lashes Cuba

A total of 2,461 people were reported to have evacuated on Friday Ida strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane on the one-to-five Saffir-Simpson scale of intensity, reports Xinhua news agency.

August 28, 2021