Tag Archives: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

The extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida was just being revealed on Thursday morning. The storm brought ferocious winds and heavy rains across wide swaths of the state, tearing roofs off homes and flooding neighborhoods. Here is a look at before-and-after images of some affected areas. …

After the tree limbs are chopped up, the debris is swept away and the water subsides, Milton, like Helene, will be a hurricane that people, especially meteorologists, will remember and refer to for years to come. The storm, which formed only four days before landfall, became one of the most …

U.S. officials approved airlifts of IV fluids from overseas manufacturing plants on Wednesday to ease shortages caused by Hurricane Helene that have forced hospitals to begin postponing surgeries as a way to ration supplies for the most fragile patients. The current shortage occurred when flooding coursed through western North Carolina …

Healthcare facilities across the west coast of Florida, from clinics to nursing homes, are temporarily shutting their doors and evacuating patients in preparation for Hurricane Milton’s potentially devastating landfall. Mandatory evacuation orders in Pinellas County, which includes Clearwater and St. Petersburg, affect about 6,600 patients at six hospitals, 25 nursing …

Officials in Florida warned residents to move their electric vehicles away from potential flood zones ahead of Hurricane Milton to avoid the risk that the cars could burst into flames after being submerged in saltwater for extended periods. “Keep electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries away from floodwaters and storm surge,” …

As humans warm the planet, the soaking rains and lashing winds that Hurricane Helene brought last month are becoming increasingly likely occurrences in the Southeastern United States, scientists said Wednesday. Their assessment is a warning to Americans that Helene, the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in nearly two …

Tens of thousands of children across the Southeast remain out of their classrooms one week after Helene, the deadliest hurricane to strike the mainland United States since Katrina. They are cut off from academics, friends and stabilizing routines. Hurricane Helene ravaged school buildings, demolished football fields and killed young children …

Over the past decade, tourism has boomed in and around Asheville, N.C., with visitors drawn to the temperate climate, green mountains and beautiful waterfalls of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The number of second homes in the area has multiplied, as have the number of short-term home rentals. The region was …