Laura hit the Louisiana coastline with an intensity the region has not seen in over a century
Laura — the region’s strongest storm in over a century — made landfall at about 1 a.m. CT as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph. By 5 … Read More
Month: August 2020
FirstEnergy had big stake in tainted nuclear plant bailout
CLEVELAND — FirstEnergy Corp. was once blamed for its part in triggering North America’s largest blackout nearly 20 years ago. Now, the multistate power company is again facing intense scrutiny … Read More
Global stocks lower ahead of U.S. Fed chair’s speech
Major global stock markets are mostly lower as investors look ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer August 27, 2020, 10:57 … Read More
Australia seeks more control over deals with foreign states
The Australian government has drafted new laws that would cancel international deals struck by lower tiers of governments with foreign states that are not in Australia’s interests By ROD McGUIRK … Read More
At least 6 people in Louisiana have died from Laura
Despite damage to home and properties, Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon announced he’s lifting the curfew with immediate effect. Vermilion Parish is just east of Cameron, Louisiana, where Laura made … Read More
Louisiana governor reports state’s first death from Hurricane Laura
The Shark Shack Beach Bar and Grill is boarded up on the nearly deserted Strand Street in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, August 26. Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via … Read More
Laura made landfall overnight in Louisiana as a Category 4. It’s now weakened to a Category 1 as it moves toward Arkansas.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said major evacuations along coastal Texas ahead of Hurricane Laura “no doubt saved lives.” “The early reports are that there were no deaths,” Abbot said while … Read More
More than 600,000 are without power
Texas has dealt with two hurricanes during the global Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Greg Abbott told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Thursday morning. After Hurricane Hanna in July, which hit the Corpus … Read More
The latest update on the Category 2 storm warns life-threatening storm surge continues along much of the Louisiana coastline
Ken Graham, the director of the National Hurricane Center, said that while Laura has weakened since landfall, it’s expected to remain a hurricane as it travels northward throughout Louisiana today. … Read More
The powerful storm is now a Category 2 as it continues to push inland. Daylight will soon reveal damage left in its wake.
As Hurricane Laura continues to move inland, the weakening trend has continued. Winds are now 110 mph, which makes Laura a strong Category 2 hurricane. The center, known as the eye … Read More
