Hurricane Ida has caused devastating damage and cost the lives of more than 60 people across seven states. It has rendered more than 1 million Gulf Coast residents and businesses without power; closed school for weeks for 250,000 Louisiana students, most of whom will not have the option for virtual learning; and flooded apartments, highways and subway systems throughout the Northeast, more than 1,000 miles from its landfall.
The Climate Crisis Is Happening Now
September 17, 2021