hurricanes
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Maria’s Path Of Destruction Across Puerto Rico And The US Virgin Islands Is Heartbreaking
Hurricane Maria is currently churning off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, leaving behind historic levels of destruction in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and several Caribbean nations. Recovery and cleanup efforts have already begun, but as grim new photographs show, these tropical islands have their work cut out for them.
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NASA Satellite Images Show How Hurricane Irma Devastated The Caribbean
Before now-Tropical Storm Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys, killing at least nine and doing untold damage, then-Hurricane Irma barrelled through the Caribbean, killing dozens and flattening entire islands.
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Here’s The Destructive Path Hurricane Irma Is Carving Through The Caribbean Towards Florida
Category 5 Hurricane Irma, the largest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic north of the Caribbean and east of Florida, blasted its way through some of the first targets on its route today — and the initial outlook is not pretty.
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Report: Hurricane Harvey Has Flooded At Least Five Toxic Superfund Sites
62-year-old Highlands resident Dwight Chandler, who lives near the flooded Highlands Acid Pit, examines his flood-damaged home. Photo: AP After a week of storms and high water, Hurricane Harvey has now left at least 43 people in southeast Texas dead. In addition to the damage to infrastructure, property and residents’ lives, the possible environmental consequences…