Red Cross volunteers from Chicago area head to East Coast to help hurricane victims

“You get out of life what you put into life,” Red Cross volunteer Tony Bustos said before he left. “If I want someone to be there to help me, I should be willing to help someone else.”

Dolphin rescued after getting 'pushed into' canal by Hurricane Ida

A young dolphin was rescued and released back into the wild Sunday after Hurricane Ida pushed the mammal into a canal in Slidell, Louisiana.

Ida aftermath: Northeast deals with cleanup, waterlog damage

Flood-stricken families and business owners across the Northeast are hauling waterlogged belongings to the curb and scraping away noxious mud as cleanup from Ida moves into high gear.

‘We need to act’: Biden says Ida a deadly reminder of climate crisis

President Joe Biden on Thursday emphasized how “extreme storms” such as Hurricane Ida are a deadly reminder that the climate crisis is here and the nation needs to act to combat it.

Cow wedged in tree from flooding caused by Hurricane Ida

Workers rescued a cow wedged in a tree southeast of New Orleans that became stuck following severe flooding brought to southern Louisiana by Hurricane Ida.

Hurricane Ida brings 'nightmare scenario' for gas prices

Hurricane Ida could create a "nightmare" scenario for national gas prices, according to a market analyst. 

Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana on anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday, 16 years after Katrina hit the state costing more than a thousand lives and billions of dollars in damages.

NC flooding from Fred leaves 2 dead, 20 missing as Grace makes landfall in Mexico

Grace made landfall Thursday as a hurricane near Tulum, Mexico. Meanwhile, remnants of Fred headed northeast after causing deadly flooding N. Carolina.

Fred regains tropical storm strength as it heads to US

Fred has regained tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

June 1 marks official start to 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins June 1 and one of the names for this year has already been used.

Biden gets hurricane season briefing at FEMA, doubles funding for extreme weather

President Joe Biden visited FEMA headquarters to receive a briefing on the 2021 hurricane season and preparedness efforts. He also announced plans to increase funding to better prepare for extreme weather.

Iota makes landfall; Nicaragua struck by 2nd hurricane in 2 weeks

Hurricane Iota has roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier.

Hurricane Iota reaches Category 5 strength as it moves toward Central America

Hurricane Iota is now a dangerous Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered this month by powerful Hurricane Eta.