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Divers identify broken pipeline as source of Gulf oil spill

Divers identify broken pipeline as source of Gulf oil spill

Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as a one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and broken open.
by The Associated Press

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Descendants of slaves found shelter from Ida in a historic plantation's Big House

Descendants of slaves found shelter from Ida in a historic plantation's Big House

Joy Banner's family took shelter in a house on a plantation their ancestors helped build. "They were not able to have this kind of house for their own protection when a hurricane hit them," she says.
by John Burnett

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Power restoration after Hurricane Ida in Louisiana could take weeks

Power restoration after Hurricane Ida in Louisiana could take weeks

Full restoration of electricity to some of the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana battered to an unprecedented degree by Hurricane Ida could take until the end of the month, the head of Entergy Louisiana warned Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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Stunned by Ida, the Northeast begins to recover and worry about the next storm

Stunned by Ida, the Northeast begins to recover and worry about the next storm

At least 49 people are confirmed dead, and in some areas the search for the missing continues. Residents digging out from the wreckage are asking whether the region is prepared for the next storm.
by Joe Hernandez, Hansi Lo Wang and Brian Mann

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As flood alerts lit up phones in the northeast U.S., did 'warning fatigue' set in?

As flood alerts lit up phones in the northeast U.S., did 'warning fatigue' set in?

Cell phones pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the storm's fury approached New York City. A barrage of other alerts lit up phone screens, too — prompting some to wonder if people were just too inundated with warnings to take the threat seriously.
by The Associated Press

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Biden message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

Biden message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

President Joe Biden is calling for greater public resolve to confront climate change and help the nation deal with the fierce storms, flooding and wildfires that have beset the country as he makes a sojourn to hurricane-battered Louisiana on Friday.
by The Associated Press

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Cleanup and mourning continue after Ida soaks Northeast U.S.

Cleanup and mourning continue after Ida soaks Northeast U.S.

At least 48 people in five states died as storm water cascaded into people's homes and engulfed automobiles, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time.
by The Associated Press

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Hurricane Ida's aftermath, recovery uneven across Louisiana

Hurricane Ida's aftermath, recovery uneven across Louisiana

In New Orleans, an ongoing power outage after Hurricane Ida is making the sweltering summer unbearable. But in some areas outside the city, that misery is compounded by a lack of water, flooded neighborhoods and severely damaged homes.
by The Associated Press

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