• Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’

    Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’

    Sep 04, 2021 04:14 PM EST

    ... anew on the threat posed by climate change and the prospect that disaster zone visits may become a more regular feature of the presidency. The storm has killed at least 14 people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and at least 48 in the Northeastern U.S. The president has pointed ...

  • WATCH: Biden surveys storm damage in Louisiana neighborhood

    WATCH: Biden surveys storm damage in Louisiana neighborhood

    Sep 03, 2021 10:30 PM EST

    ... anew on the threat posed by climate change and the prospect that disaster zone visits may become a more regular feature of the presidency. The storm has killed at 13 people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and at least 48 in the Northeastern U.S. The president has pointed to ...

  • Biden's message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

    Biden's message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

    Sep 03, 2021 01:49 PM EST

    ... a pair of hurricanes last year had blown out the windows. Scientists say climate change increases the frequency of extreme weather events — such as large tropical storms, and the droughts and heatwaves that create conditions for vast wildfires. U.S. weather officials recently reported that July 2021 was the hottest ...

  • Despite being downgraded to a storm, Ida pummeled East Coast states

    Despite being downgraded to a storm, Ida pummeled East Coast states

    Sep 02, 2021 10:55 PM EST

    ... Nature has its own way of handling it. Roby Chavez: New York Governor Kathy Hochul spoke about the devastating rainfall, which surpassed records set during Tropical Storm Henri just 11 days ago. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY): Because of climate change, unfortunately, this is something we are going to have ...

  • AP EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1,000 miles from landfall

    AP EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1,000 miles from landfall

    Sep 02, 2021 10:19 PM EST

    The storm dumped more than 3 inches of rain on New York's Central Park in just an hour Wednesday night, obliterating a record set less than two weeks earlier by Tropical Storm Henri. Parts of New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania got more than 9 inches of rain ...

  • Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast

    Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast

    Sep 02, 2021 01:08 PM EST

    ... ended up getting 3.15 inches just in one hour, surpassing the previous recorded high of 1.94 inches (5 cm) in one hour during Tropical Storm Henri on Aug. 21. Wednesday's storm ultimately dumped over 9 inches (23 cm) of rain in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts ...

  • Remnants of Hurricane Ida are forecast to dump rain in Northeast

    Remnants of Hurricane Ida are forecast to dump rain in Northeast

    Sep 01, 2021 01:39 PM EST

    ... central Appalachians into New England on Wednesday, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) possible in spots from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts. Kate persisted as a tropical depression far from Atlantic coasts, and Tropical Storm Larry formed, forecast to become a major hurricane. Ida remains a tropical depression, and the National ...

  • 16 years after Hurricane Katrina, Ida takes 'significant' toll on Louisiana

    16 years after Hurricane Katrina, Ida takes 'significant' toll on Louisiana

    Aug 30, 2021 10:50 PM EST

    ... hours as a hurricane over land, Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm as it churned toward Mississippi. Flood watches have been posted along the storm's projected path from the Northern Gulf Coast to the Tennessee Valley. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm John Yang. Judy Woodruff: The storm ...

  • Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

    Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

    Aug 30, 2021 10:23 PM EST

    ... Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, pushed through on Sunday and early Monday before weakening into a tropical storm. The damage was so extensive that officials warned it could be weeks before the power grid was repaired. As the storm continued to ...

  • WATCH: Biden pledges Hurricane Ida support for 'as long as it takes'

    WATCH: Biden pledges Hurricane Ida support for 'as long as it takes'

    Aug 30, 2021 07:10 PM EST

    ... in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, Ida has now weakened into a tropical storm as it pushes inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds. "We know Hurricane Ida had the potential to cause massive, massive ...