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Here's what's wrong with the way we measure hurricanes — and how we could do better
Water-based threats like storm surge and flooding are responsible for 90% of the deaths in powerful…
Meg Teckman-Fullard,Joshua Thomas
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A sheriff's department in the path of Hurricane Laura told residents that if they don't evacuate the best they can do is ID them after they die
Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm at 1 a.m. CT on Thursday, met with…
Sinéad Baker
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The death toll from Hurricane Laura rises to at least 14 in the US as hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity
Hundreds of thousands are without water or electricity. Many have returned to homes and neighborhoo…
Frank Carber
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Hurricane Laura jumped from Category 1 to Category 4 in a day. Here's why hurricanes are now stronger, wetter, and more frequent.
Hurricanes Laura's winds jumped from 75 to 140 mph within 24 hours. Experts say that kind of "rapid…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin Woodward
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Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm Thursday morning. Here are the 18 strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.
With wind speeds of 145 mph, Hurricane Laura has caused serious damage along the Gulf Coast. Here a…
Susie Neilson
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Forecasters warn Hurricane Laura will bring 'unsurvivable' storm surge — a wall of water up to 20 feet high
Hurricane Laura is forecast to make landfall on Thursday as a category 4 storm, bringing "unsurviva…
Susie Neilson
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Volunteer barbecue chefs in Louisiana are feeding hundreds of thousands of people affected by Hurricane Laura
Operation BBQ Relief is distributing meals to thousands in the Lake Charles, Louisiana, area, inclu…
Kaitlyn Wang,Dylan Barth
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The mosquito population in southwest Louisiana is so big after Hurricane Laura that swarms of them are killing cows and horses
Swarms of mosquitoes are attacking livestock in Louisiana, draining their blood until they succumb …
Inyoung Choi
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Toxic chemicals have spilled into the air in Louisiana due to Hurricane Laura — but air monitors died, making the danger unmeasurable
Residents of Lake Charles, Louisiana, were told to shelter in place after a fire at a chlorine plan…
Susie Neilson
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Stark before-and-after images taken from space reveal Hurricane Laura's damage in Louisiana
Before it moved inland and weakened to a tropical depression, Laura caused considerable damage to c…
Susie Neilson
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Hurricane Laura knocked down a Confederate 'Defender's Monument' in Louisiana, weeks after local officials voted to keep it
Weeks after officials voted to keep a Confederate monument outside the Calcasieu Parish courthouse …
Susie Neilson
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Photos show the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm and pummeled Louisiana and Texas
Hurricane Laura caused severe damage, uprooting power lines and trees, blowing roofs and windows of…
Rhea Mahbubani
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Louisiana residents who did not evacuate ahead of Hurricane Laura are calling for help, but authorities can't get to them
Hurricane Laura is currently tearing through Louisiana, and as of 4 a.m. local time Thursday was a …
Bill Bostock
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More than half a million people ordered to flee Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Laura's projected landfall
The NHC forecasted Hurricane Laura could become a Category 3 or higher with winds at about 115 mph …
Lauren Frias
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Hurricane Laura has killed at least 4 people in the US and 23 in the Caribbean. It weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm at about 1 a.m. l…
Rhea Mahbubani
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How Democrats can win big in red states
Tuesday's results show that Democrats can still win in places Biden or future Democratic presidenti…
Brent D. Griffiths,Walt Hickey
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Hurricane Laura's death toll will likely rise, Louisiana governor warns, as rescuers start to pick through flooded wreckage
Hurricane Laura has killed at least six people since making landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, at 1 …
Sinéad Baker
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An astronaut on the space station captured dramatic photos of Hurricane Laura barreling towards Louisiana and Texas
Hurricane Laura is the latest storm in a record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Images fro…
Susie Neilson
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Hurricane Delta made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, before being downgraded to a tropical storm. Towns in its path are still reeling from recent Hurricane Laura.
Hurricane Delta is the 25th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season. That puts this year on track …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie Neilson
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A Louisiana resident was killed when a tree fell on their house in the first death caused by Hurricane Ida
The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that a person died when a tree fell on a house near…