ABOVE: NOAA
Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, made landfall yesterday morning (August 29) along the coast of Louisiana. The Category 4 hurricane, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, briefly reversed the flow of the Mississippi River; cut off power to nearly 2 million people, including the entire city of New Orleans; and led to the closure of multiple college and university campuses through Tuesday. Many areas have been flooded, and the extent of the storm damage, including the death toll, is not yet clear.
In comments today quoted by ABC News, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said that levees had held against the storm surge, but that damage had nevertheless been “catastrophic.”
As Ida made its way north into Mississippi, The Scientist spoke with some of the researchers whose labs were in its path about their experiences.
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