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Hurricane Irma

Puerto Ricans wait to get cash out of an ATM in San Juan ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian on Aug. 28, 2019.
In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Dorian’s tropical winds blow up fear and frustration among residents
Soldiers of the Puerto Rico National Guard and volunteers of the Puerto Rico State Guard clear a road at Punta Santiago in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Scenes of utter devastation were found throughout the island after Hurricane Maria hit last September.
Report: FEMA wasn’t ready for Hurricane Maria, destruction in Puerto Rico
Devastation form Hurricane Irma in Sint Maarten.
Commentary
How corruption slows disaster recovery
On Wednesday, the entire Island of Puerto Rico lost power. But before Wednesday's outage, after nearly eight months post-Hurricane Maria, 11 percent of the island was still living in darkness — including this apartment building in Coamo.`
Conflict
Lights are out in Puerto Rico again. But for some, the power’s been out since Hurricane Maria.
Technician Alexis Portalatin stands next to rooftop solar panels he is connecting to a new Tesla battery storage system the San Juan suburb of Guaynabo. The storage system will allow the panels to operate separately from the power grid and supply electric
Economics
Hurricanes blew away Puerto Rico’s power grid. Now solar power is rising to fill the void.
Marc Noisette of Westchester County, New York fixes the cables on an electric post opposite the Cathedral of San Juan in the historic quarter of Puerto Rico's capital.
Business, Finance & Economics
In San Juan, they’re going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on
TV meteorologist
Environment
In hurricane-prone Miami, one meteorologist is forecasting the future
Team
Economics
Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need
"River of Grass"
Environment
Will the Everglades be different after Hurricane Irma?
Hurricane Irma destroyed home
Environment
As seas warm, small island states face a dangerous future
These vessels sank on St. John, US Virgin Islands, during Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Maria could bring 20 inches of rain to the US and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, leading to flooding and mudslides. And Guadaloupe, a key staging ground for post-
Development
Hurricane Maria bears down on battered Caribbean
Hurricane Harvey flooding
Science
Experts say US must do more flood mitigation to prevent future disasters
An aerial view of devastation following Hurricane Irma on St Thomas, one of the main US Virgin Islands
Development
How a violent history created the US Virgin Islands as we know them
Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, passes over Barbuda and other Caribbean islands in this NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center satellite image taken on September 6, 2017.
Environment
Barbuda needs the world’s help right now
Two days after Hurricane Irma, an elderly resident stand in a dark hallway at Cypress Run, an assisted living facility without power, food, or water, in Immokalee, Florida, U.S., September 12, 2017.
Technology
How to avoid blackouts in hurricanes? Model power grids after the internet, says one expert.
A man walks back home in the darkness as many areas of Miami still without electricity after Hurricane Irma plowed through the region.
Environment
Millions without power in Florida as deadly Irma plows north
The crumbled canopy of a gas station damaged by Hurricane Irma is seen in Bonita Springs, Florida.
Environment
Irma weakens but continues to batter Florida
Hurricane Irma over Puerto Rico
Development
After Hurricane Irma, Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders want more relief from fellow Americans
Signs warning of road closures are seen above the road in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., September 8, 2017.
Environment
As Hurricane Irma approaches, for some ‘leaving is not really an option’
hurricane irma damage in dominican republic
Environment
Only halfway through, hurricane season in 2017 is breaking all kinds of records
Hurricane Irma has moved off from the northern coast of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
Development
Irma rips through the Caribbean, with a wallop to the US Virgin Islands
hurricane-related health problems
Health
Hurricane-related health problems will linger long after the waters recede
Hurricane Irma damage on Dutch St Martin
Environment
Hurricane Irma leaves Dutch St. Martin ‘unreachable’
Members of the civil defense run as Hurricane Irma howls past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands.
Environment
Hurricane Irma — the most enduring super-storm on record — continues on deadly path through Caribbean
tropical storms
Environment
Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons: Tropical storms are dangerous by any name
Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen approaching Puerto Rico in this NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center satellite
Science
Is the 1-2 punch of Harvey and Irma due to nature — or climate change? Yes.
Fallen banana trees cover a roadside after the passage of Hurricane Matthew in Cuba's Guantanamo province in October, 2016.
Science
With Hurricane Irma bearing down, Cuba and Haiti prepare for the worst
A member of the Emergency Operations Committee standing in front of four TV monitors with images of Hurricane Irma shown.
Environment
Hurricane Irma makes landfall on a destructive path across the Caribbean