Weather
Millions in Cuba remain without power as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall
HAVANA — Millions remained without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following multiple major grid failures. Power is expected to be restored to everyone on the island by Tuesday, the minister of energy and mines, Vicente de la O Levi, told reporters at a news conference Sunday. […]
Read More
Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as Category 3 storm
A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton progressing in the Gulf of Mexico before its expected landfall in Florida, Oct. 9, 2024. CIRA | NOAA | Via Reuters The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening. The NHC said the […]
Read More
White House ‘in touch’ with airlines as Helene, Milton spark price gouging fears
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attends a Cabinet meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2024. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images The Department of Transportation said Tuesday it is in contact with airlines about the affordability of their flights in […]
Read More
Airlines, theme parks, cruise lines warn travelers about Hurricane Milton disruptions
A message board at the Tampa International Airport shows all American Airlines departing flight canceled Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla., due to the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton. Chris O’Meara | AP Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, theme parks prepared to close some areas and cruise lines shifted routes as Floridians braced for […]
Read More
Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
NOAA GOES East satellite image of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 7th, 2024. Source: NOAA Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were clogged with people fleeing ahead of the storm. The center of Hurricane Milton could come ashore Wednesday […]
Read More
Shares of generator maker Generac soar, insurance stocks fall as Hurricane Milton intensifies
A worker unloads a 24-kilowatt Generac home generator off a truck at Captain Electric in Orem, Utah, on Feb. 18, 2021. George Frey | Getty Images Shares of backup power generation company Generac Holdings surged more than 8% on Monday as Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Hurricane Milton is forecast to […]
Read More
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, golf resorts are outside Milton’s path. But Truth Social’s offices are at risk
An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters Former President Donald Trump’s marquee Florida properties, including his Mar-a-Lago Club and various golf resorts lie outside the anticipated path of Hurricane Milton, the […]
Read More
‘Frankly ridiculous’: FEMA administrator slams Trump for boosting false Helene recovery claims
Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday criticized former President Donald Trump for spreading false information about how the Biden administration allocated disaster relief funding […]
Read More
North Carolina senator calls conspiracy theories around Helene federal response a ‘distraction’
An aerial view of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Mario Tama | Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., chided some of the conspiracy theories that have surfaced surrounding the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina. “If there are any challenges, […]
Read More
Helene recovery could cost $34 billion. Here’s who might pay for it.
An aerial picture taken on September 28, 2024, shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Georgia. John Falchetto | Afp | Getty Images The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene across the southeastern United States could cost upwards of $34 billion, according to early estimates from Moody’s Analytics. And due to the […]
Read More