Climate Change

Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida's remnants hit Northeast

By David Porter, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain.

WATCH: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell discusses Hurricane Ida aftermath

By Associated Press

Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat as thousands of line workers toiled to restore electricity.

Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire

By Sam Metz, Janie Har, John Antczak, Associated Press

Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and searing temperatures they had feared failed to materialize in the California-Nevada alpine region.

WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gives update on Hurricane Ida impact

By News Desk

Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured late Monday when seven vehicles plunged, one after another, into a deep hole where a dark, rural highway collapsed as Hurricane Ida blew through Mississippi.

Louisiana residents reeling from Hurricane Ida damage

By Kevin McGill, Chevel Johnson, Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press

Power and water outages affected hundreds of thousands of people, many of them with no way to get immediate relief.

Remnants of Hurricane Ida are forecast to dump rain in Northeast

By Associated Press

Ida is forecast to dump rain from the central Appalachians into New England on Wednesday, with up to 8 inches possible in spots from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts.

California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation

By Sam Metz, Janie Har, Associated Press

"It's more out of control than I thought," evacuee Glen Naasz said of the fire that by late Monday had been pushed by strong winds across California highways 50 and 89, burning mountain cabins as it swept down slopes into…

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

By Rebecca Santana, Jay Reeves, Kevin McGill, Associated Press

A fearsome Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat.

How to help people affected by Hurricane Ida

By Chloe Jones

Hurricane Ida, one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the United States, has caused at least one death in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and knocked out power for the entire city of New Orleans. Here's how you can help.

U.S. declares a public health emergency post-Hurricane Ida

By Associated Press

U.S. health officials Monday declared public health emergencies for Louisiana and Mississippi, seeking to suspend government red tape that may get in the way of providing help to people affected by Hurricane Ida.