HURRICANE IDA

After witnessing how Hurricane Ida affected the mental health of her colleagues, Louisiana resident Kentrell Jones started a mindfulness program to help participants treat stress.

For the next hour the women focused on various mindfulness exercises designed to help them deal with the stress of everyday life. The program hits on a growing concern — the long-term stress that extreme weather events such as hurricanes can take on the people who live through them. In the north shore region of Louisiana, local mental health officials note that hurricanes are often followed by increased suicides in ensuing years. Research also suggests extreme weather events such as hurricanes can have long-term health effects on survivors. But the foundation also noticed funding requests for mental health services months after the storm.

People who work in hurricane-affected areas often talk about the stress the long rebuilding process can take on people and the anxiety stirred up during hurricane season.

Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter.

Many hurricanes grow weaker as they approach land. But Hurricane Ian, like Hurricane Ida last year and a string of other recent hurricanes, did the opposite: Its top winds suddenly grew stronger as the storm neared Cuba, jumping from 65 miles (105 kilometers) per hour to 100 mph in less than a day. Meteorologists call that kind of dramatic shift “rapid intensification” -- and say that climate change appears to be making it more common.

Many hurricanes grow weaker as they approach land. But Hurricane Ian, like Hurricane Ida last year and a string of other recent hurricanes, did the opposite: Its top winds suddenly grew stronger as the storm neared Cuba, jumping from 65 miles (105 kilometers) per hour to 100 mph in less than a day. Meteorologists call that kind of dramatic shift “rapid intensification” -- and say that climate change appears to be making it more common.

Many hurricanes grow weaker as they approach land. But Hurricane Ian, like Hurricane Ida last year and a string of other recent hurricanes, did the opposite: Its top winds suddenly grew stronger as the storm neared Cuba, jumping from 65 miles (105 kilometers) per hour to 100 mph in less than a day. Meteorologists call that kind of dramatic shift “rapid intensification” -- and say that climate change appears to be making it more common.

The tropics have come to life here in the month of September. As we often tell you, the actual peak of the season is Sep 10, so, we are just now halfway done with the action.

Newsy catches up with a Louisiana resident who went through Hurricane Ida one year ago.

Community Lighthouses This artist rendering provided by Together New Orleans shows Broadmoor Community Church. That can mean extended power outages in places like New Orleans. A grassroots network is launching “Community Lighthouses” to meet the challenge. They're being sponsored by Together New Orleans, a non-partisan network of churches and groups that tries to fix community problems. He's also a technical consultant to the Community Lighthouse effort.

Community Lighthouses This artist rendering provided by Together New Orleans shows Broadmoor Community Church. That can mean extended power outages in places like New Orleans. A grassroots network is launching “Community Lighthouses” to meet the challenge. They're being sponsored by Together New Orleans, a non-partisan network of churches and groups that tries to fix community problems. He's also a technical consultant to the Community Lighthouse effort.

Global warming is producing more extreme weather.

Federal meteorologists said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, this hurricane season may not be quite as busy as they initially thought, but it should still be more active than normal. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) (John Locher)This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still likely to be busier than normal, government forecasters and others say. READ: These names are on the 2022 hurricane season listAn average season has 14 named storms with seven becoming hurricanes and three of those being majors, according to NOAA. Colorado State University, which pioneered hurricane season forecasts, also dialed back its predictions for the season compared to what it said in April. Hurricane season peaks from mid-August to mid-October with the season ending on Nov. 30.

Federal meteorologists said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, this hurricane season may not be quite as busy as they initially thought, but it should still be more active than normal. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) (John Locher)This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still likely to be busier than normal, government forecasters and others say. An average season has 14 named storms with seven becoming hurricanes and three of those being majors, according to NOAA. Colorado State University, which pioneered hurricane season forecasts, also dialed back its predictions for the season compared to what it said in April. Hurricane season peaks from mid-August to mid-October with the season ending on Nov. 30.

Federal meteorologists said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, this hurricane season may not be quite as busy as they initially thought, but it should still be more active than normal. NOAA forecasters Thursday trimmed their hurricane season outlook from a 65% chance for above normal activity to 60% and increased the odds of a normal season from 25% to 30% because of uneven sea surface temperature, including a patch of cooler water off Portugal. An average season has 14 named storms with seven becoming hurricanes and three of those being majors, according to NOAA. Colorado State University, which pioneered hurricane season forecasts, also dialed back its predictions for the season compared to what it said in April. Hurricane season peaks from mid-August to mid-October with the season ending on Nov. 30.

Federal meteorologists say this hurricane season may not be quite as busy as they initially thought, but it should still be more active than normal.

Readers along the Mississippi River respond to suggestions that the West could import from that waterway.

Backstreet Cultural Museum Reopening FILE - A member of the North Side Skull & Bone Gang starts the celebration with a wake up call for Mardi Gras at the Backstreet Cultural Museum, Feb. 9, 2016, in New Orleans. Ten months after Hurricane Ida damaged the museum celebrating New Orleans’ African American parading culture, it is reopening. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) (Brynn Anderson)NEW ORLEANS — (AP) — Ten months after Hurricane Ida damaged a museum celebrating New Orleans' African American parading culture, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is reopening. Hurricane Ida left holes in the roof and water inside the original building, a former funeral home, after the storm crashed ashore in August 2021. Artifacts at the museum include regalia given by Mardi Gras Indians — African Americans who create new elaborately plumed and beaded costumes every year.

Ten months after Hurricane Ida damaged a museum celebrating New Orleans' African American parading culture, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is reopening.

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday.

Bob Dean is charged with multiple counts of cruelty persons with infirmities, Medicaid fraud and obstruction of justice after last year's fatal evacuation ahead of Hurricane Ida.

Owner of multiple Louisiana nursing homes arrested after residents taken to warehouse during hurrica The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse before Hurricane Ida has been arrested. (NCD)The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse before Hurricane Ida has been arrested on charges including cruelty to persons with infirmities and Medicaid fraud, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities said an investigation found that “Dean refused to move his residents out of the warehouse following Hurricane Ida, billed Medicaid for dates his residents were not receiving proper care, and engaged in conduct intended to intimidate or obstruct public health officials and law enforcement.”Check back for more on this developing story. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 11 Photos: Scenes from Hurricane Ida's aftermath in Louisiana Homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)©2022 Cox Media Group

Hurricane Ida Native Americans Louise Billiot, a member of the United Houma Nation Indian tribe, talks inside the home of her friend Irene Verdin, which was heavily damaged from Hurricane Ida nine months before, along Bayou Pointe-au-Chien, La., Thursday, May 26, 2022. "Ida was the worst storm we've ever had in our area," said August Creppel, chief of the United Houma Nation. The tribe's roughly 19,000 members are spread across coastal Louisiana, about 11,000 of whom experienced some sort of damage from Ida, according to Creppel. Decades of discrimination against Native people in southeast Louisiana reverberate today in ways that affect their ability to prepare for and recover from hurricanes, tribal officials say. The tribes most affected by Ida did not have federal recognition, although they're engaged in a lengthy, decadeslong process seeking it.

As another hurricane season gets started, many Native American residents in southeast Louisiana are still struggling to recover from last year's Hurricane Ida.

NOAA has announced that the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be more active than average for the seventh year in a row.

The Atlantic season has experienced a growing number of destructive, rapidly intensifying hurricanes over the past several decades.

Biden President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on preparing for and responding to hurricanes this season at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday May 18, 2022. — (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the country will likely see “another tough hurricane season” this year, and he pledged that his administration was prepared to respond to the storms and help Americans recover from them. They grow more extreme every season,” Biden said before a briefing from top federal officials, including Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge. Before his remarks, Biden toured a hangar at Joint Base Andrews to view aircraft used to track and respond to hurricanes. This year, Colorado State, the University of Arizona and Accuweather are all forecasting a busier-than-average hurricane season.

Here are a few tips to get you going ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.

Meteorologists are retiring the name Ida from the list of Atlantic hurricane names.

2021 was the third most active hurricane season in terms of named storms on record.

The hurricane season officially begins June 1 and ends November 30.

— (AP) — Residents in the New Orleans area were digging out and assessing damage Wednesday after tornadoes lashed the area, flipping vehicles, ripping off rooftops and depositing a house with a family inside in the middle of their street. Other tornadoes spawned by the same system caused so much damage in Texas that the governor declared a disaster in 16 counties. John Bel Edwards declared an emergency in St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes, thanking responders for toiling through the night. Still, the twister was the third time they’ve had major weather damage since Katrina. The roofs of several homes were damaged in Toxey, Alabama, where tornado warnings were issued.

Many residents also suffered damage just last year when Hurricane Ida — a Category 4 hurricane — swept through the region.

Many residents also suffered damage just last year when Hurricane Ida — a Category 4 hurricane — swept through the region.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments.

Globally, it was the sixth hottest year on record. But under the surface, ocean temperatures set new heat records in 2021.

In the last five years, from 2017 through 2021, the total cost of these billion-dollar disasters has been $742 billion, according to NOAA.

In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events.

BERLIN — (AP) — Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters, reinsurance company Munich Re said Monday. Insured losses in 2021 amounted to $120 billion, the second-highest after 2017, when hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria hit the Americas, according to Munich Re. More than a third of those insured losses last year were caused by Ida ($36 billion) and the floods in western Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands ($13 billion). The company warned that studies showed a link between global warming and natural disasters. “The images of natural disasters in 2021 are disturbing," said Torsten Jeworrek, a member Munich Re's board of management.

Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer have helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters.

Even an inch of rain, if it falls too quickly, can overwhelm a place.

That's 13 percent more than 2020's total of $150 billion, says the British charity Christian Aid. It blames climate change for the continuing trend.

Insurance companies operating in Louisiana will be charged at least $100 million to pay the claims of two failed property insurers who went belly up in Hurricane Ida’s aftermath. The Advocate reports that the board of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association — a state-sponsored safety net for policyholders -- voted for the first time since 2004 to charge insurers 1% of their net written premiums to help fill its coffers. The guaranty fund, known as LIGA, covers claims for policyholders whose insurers become insolvent.

There were 21 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean this year, including seven hurricanes.

Hurricane Ida alone caused more than $60 billion in damages, making it one of the five most costly U.S. hurricanes on record since 1980. Forecasters ran out of names for a record second year in a row.

The season — which officially runs June 1 to Nov. 30 – had 21 named storms, seven hurricanes and four major hurricanes.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Tuesday. Read: TIMELINE: Hurricane Ida brings damaging winds and powerful storm surges to Gulf CoastThe season was headlined by deadly Hurricane Ida, which carved a path of destruction in southeastern Louisiana. Read: Is hurricane season over? The next hurricane season starts June 1, 2022. Read: Atlantic hurricane season shows no signs of slowing down, NOAA says in mid-season updateEven in the off-season, we are monitoring the Atlantic basin.

— (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 1.3% in September, much more than expected as the lingering effects of Hurricane Ida continue to stymie activity. The Federal Reserve reported Monday that nearly half, or 0.6% of the overall decline in total industrial production was attributable to the hurricane. Industrial production covers manufacturing, utilities and mining. Utilities output dropped 3.6% while mining production fell 2.3%. Capacity utilization for the entire industrial sector fell 1% in September to 75.2%, about 4.4% below its average.

After Hurricane Ida, many residents are weighing the emotional, cultural, and financial costs of leaving the place they call home.

Crews are working to locate caskets and vaults after powerful wind and rain moved them from their original resting place.

Crews are working to locate caskets and vaults after powerful winds and rains moved them from their original resting place.

Keeping global warming well below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century is a goal of the Paris accord but some nations are falling behind.

Keeping global warming well below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century is a goal of the Paris accord, but some nations are falling behind.

Hurricane Ida Recovering the Dead Caskets that floated from their tombs during flooding from Hurricane Ida sit along a roadside in Ironton, La., Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge so powerful it moved homes. — (AP) — Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge so powerful it moved homes. Seidemann estimated it could take as long as two years to return all the remains displaced by Ida to their rightful places. The team has been in Ironton and Lafitte gathering the vaults and caskets scattered by the water.

A Louisiana task force is working to gather vaults and caskets disrupted from their burial sites by Hurricane Ida and rebury them.

As weather becomes more extreme and unpredictable caused by climate change, transit officials say that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast's vital transit systems. In China, Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to hold officials accountable after 14 people died and hundreds of others were trapped in a flooded subway line in Zhengzhou in July. But there are no concrete proposals yet for what might be done to prevent deadly subway flooding. Copenhagen's underground City Circle Line, which was completed in 2019, features heavy flood gates, raised entryways and other climate change adaptations. But that mammoth spending bill, which includes money for climate change preparedness, is still being negotiated in Congress.

As weather becomes more extreme and unpredictable caused by climate change, transit officials say that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast's vital transit systems. In China, Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to hold officials accountable after 14 people died and hundreds of others were trapped in a flooded subway line in Zhengzhou in July. But there are no concrete proposals yet for what might be done to prevent deadly subway flooding. Copenhagen's underground City Circle Line, which was completed in 2019, features heavy flood gates, raised entryways and other climate change adaptations. But that mammoth spending bill, which includes money for climate change preparedness, is still being negotiated in Congress.

Transit officials and experts say this summer’s storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast’s vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change.

Days of rain showers and storms led to flooding in parts of the Southeast on Oct. 6.

Hurricane Ida Decisions FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2021 file photo, Michael Lathers shows the insulation and collapsed ceiling in his flooded home, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La. Destruction caused by Hurricane Ida has people in south Louisiana debating whether they want to relocate — and where they might go. “We didn’t need flood insurance when we bought this house,” Michael Lathers said as he toured the soggy mess that Hurricane Ida made of the home. He won't be leaving Louisiana, however. And, on Bayou Grand Caillou, Coy Verdin's mother Kathy Verdin said she isn't ready to give up on bayou life.

Hurricane Ida Decisions FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2021 file photo, Michael Lathers shows the insulation and collapsed ceiling in his flooded home, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La. Destruction caused by Hurricane Ida has people in south Louisiana debating whether they want to relocate — and where they might go. “We didn’t need flood insurance when we bought this house,” Michael Lathers said as he toured the soggy mess that Hurricane Ida made of the home. He won't be leaving Louisiana, however. And, on Bayou Grand Caillou, Coy Verdin's mother Kathy Verdin said she isn't ready to give up on bayou life.

The oil producer group should tap the flexible policy it loves so much.

The Treasury Department is looking at the impact of climate change on American households' finances, as well as how to address those risks.

A month after Hurricane Ida, small communities along Louisiana’s southeastern coast are still without power or running water.

Smoke and flames shot up the side of the Superdome's roof after a pressure washer being used to clean the roof of the New Orleans arena caught fire.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000 from a pandemic low, a sign that worsening COVID-19 infections may have slightly increased layoffs.

Bands of heavy rain have been pummeling parts of the Alabama Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle.

A sad and bizarre story is confirmed.

Even though 2020 has had more named storms through Sept. 8, 2021′s storms have unfortunately been stronger and have lasted longer.

Officials have raised Hurricane Ida's death toll in Louisiana to 26.

Louisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where residents died after Hurricane Ida amid conditions deemed squalid and unsafe.

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters.

More than 400,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana still don’t have power nine days after Hurricane Ida.

Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and tornado damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida show the need to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure network.

Jeanene Farrior and her family were inside her house as Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in Hammond, Louisiana-- one of the hardest-hit cities 45 miles east of Baton Rouge.

Officials in New Orleans say they will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators that trapped residents in wheelchairs in dark, sweltering upper floors.

President Joe Biden has approved major disaster declarations greenlighting federal aid for people six New Jersey counties and five New York counties affected by devastating flooding last week from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs damaged by Hurricane Ida.

Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and tornado damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida show the need to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure network.

When Hurricane Ida swept ashore, the town of Houma was the first major population center in its path.

As residents and businesses across New Jersey spent the holiday weekend trying to clean up damage from last week’s storm, rescue workers resumed the search for two friends whose car was caught up in the floodwaters.

The destruction left by the remnants of Hurricane Ida have officials and experts agreeing that infrastructure including roads, sewers and housing in New York and New Jersey must be quickly improved.

A 16-year-old girl says she heard vehicles crashing all around the pickup truck where she and her mother were trapped after a highway collapsed in rural Mississippi.

Parishioners of a church outside New Orleans were surprised to find electricity had been restored overnight, allowing for an indoor service on Sunday.

President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.

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.

The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisiana’s largest electrical utility has grappled with other widespread outages after numerous previous hurricanes.

The energy company that is providing power to Louisiana says full restoration of electricity to hurricane-battered areas outside New Orleans could take until the end of the month.

Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told residents “I know you’re hurting."

The peak of hurricane season is just around the corner and it shows out in the tropics.

Police are going door to door and drawing up lists of the missing as the death toll edges higher from the catastrophic flooding set off in the Northeast by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Power should be restored to almost all of New Orleans by the middle of next week.

Many people are asking why no one foretold of the deadly ramifications of Hurricane Ida's remnants in the Northeast, but some did.

A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf of Mexico’s deepwater offshore oil and gas industry sustained less damage from Hurricane Ida’s direct hit than initially feared and should be able to return to working operations “in the near future."

Meteorologists say natural and man-made forces made Ida deadly and devastating in the New York and New Jersey area even though the weakened storm made landfall more than 1,000 miles away.

Since Hurricane Ida, life in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish is a mix of frustration and a little adventure.

The National Weather Service says a tornado that ripped through Mullica Hill, New Jersey, is believed to have had an EF-3 rating, with winds of up to 150 miles per hour.

Following Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more established relief services from federal and local governments, and charities.

Hurricane Ida may not pack the strong winds it once had when it hit Louisiana, but it’s still dumping an insane amount of rain in its path, including on New York City.