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    February 26, 2018
    Piles of debris are seen in St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, on January 22, 2018. Disposing of tons of roofing materials and vegetal debris is a significant challange for the islands. Environmentalists opposed an Army Corps of Engineers plan to burn debris. Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount
    Mountains of trash left behind by hurricanes inflame debate in US Virgin Islands
    ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Even though he works at a dump, Kenneal Smith used to enjoy the coastal and mountain views offered from his...
    news/science-and-natureFebruary 26, 2018 - 8:39pm
    October 6, 2017
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map projecting the path of Nate.
    New Orleans braces for fast-moving storm Nate
    NEW ORLEANS - Tropical Storm Nate gained strength Friday, Oct. 6, as the central Gulf Coast prepared for its landfall as a Category 1 hurricane...
    newsOctober 6, 2017 - 7:41pm
    September 22, 2017
    Debris of what used to be the entrance to Foxy's, a restaurant damaged by Hurricane Irma, at Great Harbor in Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, Sept. 13, 2017. The island of Jost Van Dyke, with 298 residents, set up a de facto command center at a bar with working generators. (Erika P. Rodriguez/copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Category 5 hurricanes have hit 6 land areas dead-on in 2017, more than ever before
    The 2017 Atlantic has not only been super active so far, but also super unlucky. Whereas in some past busy hurricane seasons, land areas have...
    newsSeptember 22, 2017 - 2:16pm
    An aerial view of the houses destroyed by Irma during the visit of France's President Emmanuel Macron to the French Caribbean island of St. Martin Sept. 12, 2017. REUTERS/Christophe Ena/Pool/File Photo
    Former Alexandria couple rides out Hurricane Irma on Caribbean island of St. Martin
    ST. MARTIN — David Townsend stood on the back of a battered pickup truck on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, watching as a U.S. Air...
    newsSeptember 22, 2017 - 6:32am
    September 11, 2017
    Residents pass trees downed by Hurricane Irma in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Sept. 11, 2017. Perhaps more than any building or home, it was the palms, and a host of other canopy trees, that took the full force of the storm in Florida. Kevin Hagen / The New York Times
    Why Hurricane Irma wasn't far worse, and how close it came to catastrophe
    Hurricane Irma has wrought havoc all over Florida and is no slouch of a storm. But, while extremely costly, it may not rank among the state's...
    newsSeptember 11, 2017 - 2:56pm
    September 8, 2017
    Hector Diaz cuts wood that will be used to cover windows on this Ocean Drive restaurant on the southern end of Miami Beach in advance of Hurricane Irma's expected arrival in Florida. Photo by Andrew Innerarity for The Washington Post
    Hurricane Irma will batter Florida and 'devastate the United States,' officials warn
    POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Hurricane Irma continues to hurtle toward Florida's doorstep, threatening to ravage the state with destruction not seen...
    newsSeptember 8, 2017 - 8:29pm
    September 7, 2017
    Residents wait in line outside of a Home Depot store ahead of Hurricane Irma in Miami on Sept. 6, 2017. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Jayme Gershen.
    Florida bracing for a direct hit from Irma
    MIAMI - Florida officials urged residents in flood-prone coastal communities to get out while they can, ordering evacuations in the face of oncoming...
    newsSeptember 7, 2017 - 8:06pm
    Winds from the leading edge of Hurricane Irma are felt in downtown San Juan, P.R., Sept. 6, 2017. Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded, battered the islands of the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday, leaving severe damage in its wake as it barreled toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with winds of up to 185 mph. (Erika P. Rodriguez/The New York Times)
    Extreme Category 5 Irma crashes into Caribbean, sets sights on Florida and Southeast US
    For nearly two days, monstrous Hurricane Irma has sustained Category 5 winds of at least 180 miles per hour while ripping through the northern...
    newsSeptember 7, 2017 - 7:52am
    September 6, 2017
    A bar is boarded up in preparation for Hurricane Irma in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 6, 2017. Hurricane Irma has strengthened over the Atlantic Ocean, threatening to batter the Caribbean this week as “an extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm, the National Weather Service said on Tuesday. (Erika P. Rodriguez/The New York Times)
    Puerto Rico and tiny Caribbean islands fear the worst from Hurricane Irma
    In Puerto Rico, some residents are preparing to be without electricity for between four and six months. In St. Thomas, part of the U.S. Virgin...
    newsSeptember 6, 2017 - 8:06am
    September 5, 2017
    A woman cleans out a home following the floods after Hurricane Harvey in east Houston, Sept. 2, 2017. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The New York Times)
    Hurricane Irma strengthens in the Atlantic as Harvey recovery efforts continue
    CORPUS CRISTI, Texas - For the first time since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25, the Coast Guard did not have to carry out rescue missions...
    newsSeptember 5, 2017 - 6:37am
    September 1, 2017
    A man gestures to a helicopter and rescue personnel while Hersey Kirk waits to be air lifted after being rescued from her home flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey in Rose City, Texas, U.S. on August 31, 2017. Jonathan Bachman / Reuters
    Column: What a hurricane tells us about local news
    I am thousands of miles away, but I still turned to Chron.com, a website of the Houston Chronicle, to figure out what was going on in Texas...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 1, 2017 - 8:23am
    August 29, 2017
    Residents are evacuated from their neighborhood on a civilian boat, on the outskirts of Houston, Aug. 28, 2017. With record floodwaters devastating much of southeast Texas, more than 450,000 people are likely to seek federal aid in recovering from Harvey, the storm that has battered the Gulf Coast for days, a Federal Emergency Management Agency official said. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
    Texas officials say at least 9 dead amid Harvey havoc
    HOUSTON - The remnants of Hurricane Harvey pelted Texas on Monday as forecasters warned that the soaking rains would continue for days and major...
    newsAugust 29, 2017 - 7:35am
    August 24, 2017
    Texas declares state of emergency as tropical storm threatens to become major hurricane
    Tropical Storm Harvey is rapidly intensifying in the central Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to plow into east Texas as a very serious hurricane late Friday. An incredible amount of rain, exceeding 20 inches in some areas, is likely as the storm is predicted to stall and unload torrential...
    newsAugust 24, 2017 - 1:18pm
    September 14, 2014
    Hurricane Odile Impacting Baja California
    Hurricane Odile is barreling toward Baja California. Right now, a Category 3 storm with max sustained wind at 125 mph. It projected to ride along...
    newsSeptember 14, 2014 - 7:25pm
    October 30, 2012
    Michael Wirtz of Wilmington, Del., braves flood waters and high winds that arrive with Superstorm Sandy along North Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City, N.J., on Monday. Michael Ein | Associated Press/The Press of Atlantic City
    Sandy's death toll climbs; millions without power
    NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all...
    newsOctober 30, 2012 - 1:09pm
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