Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
The average storm hitting the U.S. contributes to the early deaths of 7,000 to 11,000 people over a 15-year period, which dwarfs the average of 24 immediate and direct deaths that the government
Heartbreak across 6 states: Here are some who lost lives in Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene and its remnants have killed at least 162 people since the storm made landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast before barreling through multiple states, unleashing record rain and unprecedented flooding across the entire Southeast.
Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene Will Take Years, US DHS Secretary Says
The process of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene will be extremely costly and take years, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday. Search and rescue operations are still going on in some areas,
Factbox-Over 1.1 million US customers still without power from Hurricane Helene
(Reuters) -Over 1.1 million homes and businesses were still without power in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest on Wednesday after Helene slammed into the Florida Panhandle as a major hurricane on Sept. 26,
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Hurricane Helene survivor: 'We're just thankful we are all alive'
Hurricane Helene survivors Delmus and Dianne Williams speak to 'America Reports' about the devastation they witnessed during the brutal storm.
Hurricanes’ hidden toll: Thousands of deaths years after they strike
A new analysis of more than 500 hurricanes that have hit the United States since 1930 found that the average storm leads to ...
Hurricanes like Helene lead to as many as 10,000 indirect deaths in years following landfall, study finds
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more ...
Hurricanes indirectly cause deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm, study finds
New research suggests tropical cyclones, both hurricanes and tropical storms, drive thousands of deaths for years after a ...
Helene is already one of the deadliest, costliest storms to hit the US: Where it ranks
The damages from Hurricane Helene are still being calculated but the storm already ranks among the deadliest and costliest in ...
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Hurricanes contribute to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S.—many times the reported number
The death toll reported from an average tropical cyclone is 24. But the true toll is maybe 300 times higher—and the losses ...
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Study: Deadly hurricanes like Helene keep killing for many years
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more ...
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Long-term health effects of hurricanes in US vastly underestimated: report
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University found that the average storm indirectly leads to 7,000 to 11,000 excess deaths over 15 years, exceeding the average of ...
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Hurricanes are dangerous far from the coast. Communities are struggling to prepare
Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening ...
Increased sea surface cooling from hurricanes observed along the Southeast Coast of the United States in recent decades
Utilizing satellite observations and ocean reanalysis datasets, researchers have analyzed the change in sea surface cooling ...
Which hurricanes have left the most victims in the USA?
Hurricane Helene has left at least dozens dead in its wake. Here are past storms that have also caused a great number of ...
Warmer Gulf waters lead to major hurricanes
The recent past shows eight other major hurricanes plague the Gulf Coast, the majority of which made landfall in Florida. We ...