Hurricane

Outrage has erupted over allegations that Marn'i Washington, a FEMA supervisor, instructed relief workers in Florida to avoid homes displaying Trump signs in the wake of Hurricane Milton. According to reports by The Daily Wire , Washington issued this directive verbally on October 22, 2024, and reiterated it on October…

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official has been removed from a role after directing disaster relief workers to skip homes "advertising" support for President-elect Trump after the devastating hurricanes in Florida. In a statement to Fox News Digital, a FEMA spokesperson said the agency is "deeply disturbed" after the…

On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path. At the same time, NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, recorded enormous swells in the atmosphere that the hurricane produced roughly 55 miles above the ground.…

Whole of Cuba loses power as Hurricane Rafael hits Reuters Havana resident Araselys Rodriguez makes coffee during the blackout Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael brought winds of up to 185km/h (115mph) to the Caribbean island. The country's national energy company said strong winds had caused…

Residents in the Florida Keys have been warned that powerful storm surges could be headed their way as Hurricane Rafael barrels across the Gulf of Mexico. Rafael, which is currently a Category 2 hurricane with wind speeds of 100 mph, will make landfall in Cuba today before sideswiping the Florida…

This story is part of  State of Emergency , a Grist series exploring how climate disasters are impacting voting and politics. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. Early Tuesday afternoon, Kurt Wilkening drove to his usual Election Day polling location at a church in Sarasota, Florida. But…

Skip to content Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico on September 25. Image by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite. Late on September 26th, Hurricane Helene made landfall at category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale on the panhandle of Florida, bringing high winds, extreme rainfall and storm surges to coastal areas. Over…

When Hurricane Ian churned past her home in southwest Florida last year, Mary Frisbee shrugged off worries. She watched TV and surfed the internet. That's because she and her husband live in Babcock Ranch, a town near the US Gulf Coast that was created with two imperatives: homes have to…

Babcock Ranch, in southwest Florida, could be a model for urban planners as climate change upends the US state and elsewhere. When Hurricane Ian churned past her home in southwest Florida last year, Mary Frisbee shrugged off worries. She watched TV and surfed the internet. That's because she and her…

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, Wednesday morning as a Category 3 hurricane. The storm system sustained nearly 125mph winds, splitting trees in half, drowning cars, and ripping rooves off of buildings, the Associated Press reports. The hurricane produced dangerous storm surges in Deadman Bay that flooded homes,…