Michael and Darlene Taylor sort through a freezer damaged by Hurricane Laura August 27, 2020 in Grand Lake, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura came ashore and brought rain and strong winds to the southeast of the state, reaching wind speeds of 150 km / h and a storm surge of 9-12 meters. …
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Complicating the emerging task of saving lives and livelihoods in this ongoing climate crisis: a new disease, released from a natural world out of balance. Two small enemies – coronavirus and heat-trapping gas – are joining forces to create pandemic patients in Lake Charles, Louisiana, worrying about blown roofs and …
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Remnants of Hurricane Laura caused heavy rains and tornadoes hundreds of miles into the country, loosening a path of death and damaged buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warned that an easterly bend would again threaten the storm, this time for the densely populated area. Eastern Seaboard. Trees were …
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Downed powerlines will be seen on Highway 90 after Hurricane Laura passed through Iowa, Louisiana, on August 27, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters If communities along the Gulf Coast assess the damage left in the wake of the hurricane, homeowners elsewhere can check their own insurance coverage. The massive storm …
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Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a fierce Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, sweeping a low-lying coastline with ocean water that forecasters said could be 20 feet deep and unbearable. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, which intensified rapidly Wednesday before plowing ashore, …
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