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Broken records, remarkable stats made 2017 hurricane season one for the history books Hundreds gather for the National Hurricane Convention to reflect on a record-breaking hurricane season. Check out this story on jconline.com: https://usat.ly/2GjnpKZ We break down 5 things that people will be paying for from Hurricane Irma one way or another long after this hurricane season ended.
'The X-Files' star David Duchovny also made a cameo in a segment that tried to get to the bottom of why so many residents were complaining about lack of help from FEMA. Just in time for spring break, Samantha Bee aired her travel special from Puerto Rico on Wednesday night, which surveyed the work still to be done on the island since Hurricane Maria and investigated why the U.S. didn't do more to help.
The march is one of hundreds happening across the U.S. and the world to urge U.S. lawmakers to pass stricter gun safety legi... . People hold banners during the "March For Our Lives" event in Paris, France, Saturday, March 24, 2018.
Construction workers help excavate and widen Brays Bayou as part of a nearly $500 million flood control project Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Houston. The project, which will widen 21 miles of the bayou and build stormwater detention basins, has proceeded in fits and starts for more than 20 years due to inconsistent funding.
Six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall here, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains committed to safely and urgently restoring reliable power and returning normalcy to the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico as quickly as possible. USACE works as part of the unified command group along with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the island's restoration coordinator.
Severe storms that spawned tornadoes damaged homes and downed trees as they mo... . Clouds and wind move through the Atlanta area, Monday, March 19, 2018.
FEMA has been ripped for its response to Maria but the watchdog agency monitoring FEMA won't issue an initial review of its performance in Puerto Rico. FEMA's response to Hurricane Maria won't get initial review under watchdog agency's new approach FEMA has been ripped for its response to Maria but the watchdog agency monitoring FEMA won't issue an initial review of its performance in Puerto Rico.
Add Hurricanes as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Hurricanes news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Hurricane Maria shredded the electric poles in this plantain farming town high in the mountains of central Puerto Rico, leaving tens of thousands of people without power or running water.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao ratcheted up the rhetoric over the Gateway Tunnel project , accusing proponents of waging a campaign to "bully the department" to approve funding. Chao made her comments at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday in response to a question from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who asked if she would support Gateway, which he called a project of "the upmost urgency."
Twelve reports were rescinded by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General because they 'may have not adequately answered objectives and, in some cases, may have lacked sufficient and appropriate evidence to support conclusions.' In a rare move, the government watchdog for the Federal Emergency Management Administration has removed a dozen largely positive reports evaluating how the agency responded under President Obama to several disasters from 2012 to 2016, according to an internal memo obtained by USA TODAY.
Twelve reports were rescinded by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General because they 'may have not adequately answered objectives and, in some cases, may have lacked sufficient and appropriate evidence to support conclusions.' In a rare move, the government watchdog for the Federal Emergency Management Administration has removed a dozen largely positive reports evaluating how the agency responded under President Obama to several disasters from 2012 to 2016, according to an internal memo obtained by USA TODAY.
In a rare move, the government watchdog for the Federal Emergency Management Administration has removed a dozen largely positive reports evaluating how the agency responded under President Obama to several disasters from 2012 to 2016, according to an internal memo obtained by USA TODAY. Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate was tapped by President Obama to lead an interagency task force responding to the flood of unaccompanied children illegally crossing the U.S./Mexico border.
With the departure of chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, the same thing seems to be happening in his White House. 2. PORN STAR SUES TRUMP OVER NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an "intimate relationship" with Trump beginning in 2006, is seeking to invalidate the pact which prevented her from discussing the encounters.
From the lobby of a hotel on the outskirts of Boston, Jesenia Flores fills out an online job application, hoping to find work that will get her small family back to normal for the first time since Hurricane Maria flooded their home in Puerto Rico. The hotel along the interstate has been a refuge for her and other Puerto Rican families, but it's frustrating "to be cooped up here without knowing what will happen to us," the 19-year-old mother said as her 15-month-old son squirmed and cried in her lap.
The Latest on the nor'easter that's battering coastal areas from Maryland to Maine : 9:30 p.m. Police in Andover, New Jersey say a man was killed by downed power lines during the storm that rampaged up and down the East Coast. NJ.com reports that the 41-year-old man came in contact with live power lines at about 6:45 p.m. Friday.
A powerful nor'easter morphed into a "bomb cyclone" Friday as it hammered the East Coast with a ferocious mix of howling winds, drenching rain, some snow and surging waves. "Take this storm seriously!" the National Weather Service in Boston warned via Twitter.
Washington, March 3 - At least seven people were killed and over one million left without power as a massive storm continued to pummel the US East Coast on Saturday with drenching rain, howling winds and surging waves. The nor'easter also brought travel services to a halt.
Puerto Rico's governor said Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury Department has cut a $4.7 billion disaster relief loan available to the U.S. territory by more than half, and he demanded help from Congress. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said federal officials reduced the amount to $2 billion without providing an explanation nearly five months after Congress approved the loan.
In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston. An analysis more than two decades ago by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that homeowners near two reservoirs in Houston might sue the Corps if they were flooded, as they were in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, but had little likelihood of success.