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A man seeks shelter at a bus stop on Canal Street in New Orleans as Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29.

Why did Hurricane Ida stay so strong for so long?

By Stephanie Pappas published

Coastal Louisiana provided Hurricane Ida with enough fuel to power major hurricane winds for hours.

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Hurricane Ida picks up steam in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana with 150 mph winds

By Tia Ghose published

Hurricane Ida, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. local time on Sunday.

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Hurricane Ida picks up steam in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.

Hurricane Ida could slam into Louisiana just shy of Category 5

By Jeanna Bryner published

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Short clip shows tropical storm ida passing over western cuba

Storm Ida could slam into Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The Governor of Louisiana has declared a state of emergency in advance of the storm.

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Hurricane Henri churns in the Atlantic Ocean as it nears the U.S. northeast coast near Long Island, New York in this photo by NASA astronaut Megan McArthur taken on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, from the International Space Station.

Astronauts and satellites watch Hurricane Henri from space as US Northeast braces for storm

By Tariq Malik published

As parts of New England brace for Hurricane Henri to make landfall in New York Sunday (Aug. 22), astronauts and satellites are tracking the historic storm from space.

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This aerial picture taken on July 27, 2021, shows a burned forest at Gorny Ulus, west of Yakutsk, in Siberia.

Siberian wildfires dwarf all others on Earth combined

By Tom Metcalfe published

Smoke from massive wildfires in Russia's eastern Siberia region has reached the geographic North Pole "for the first time in recorded history," according to NASA.

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A man standing in front of the Kemerkoy Thermal Power Plant as wildfire approaches on Aug. 4, 2021.

Wildfire prompts evacuation at Turkey power plant

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Turkey continues to battle dozens of intense wildfires that have now killed eight people and countless animals.

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Hurricane Elsa, seen here in a photo captured by an astronaut on the International Space Station on July 4, was the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and the earliest fifth named storm on record.

This hurricane season will be even more active than previously predicted, NOAA says

By Mindy Weisberger published

Storm formation during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be higher than previously predicted, according to an update by NOAA scientists.

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Black carbon particulates from wildfires spreads eastward across the U.S. in this image captured July 21, 2021.

Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space

By Harry Baker published

NASA has released striking satellite images of wildfire smoke clouds covering vast swaths of the U.S., from the West Coast all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

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A map showing sea surface height anomalies in June 2021, with ares in red and orange representing sea levels 10 to 15 cm higher than normal.

A 'wobble' in the moon's orbit could result in record flooding in the 2030s, new study finds

By Brandon Specktor published

Coastal flooding could quadruple in the US in the 2030s, a new study of the lunar cycle and sea level rise finds.

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