Hurricane Ian

Florida deaths rise to 47 amid struggle to recover from Hurricane Ian

Florida, with nearly four dozen reported dead, was hit hardest by the Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest to make landfall in the US. Flooded roadways and washed-out bridges to barrier islands left many people isolated, amid limited cellphone service and a lack of basic amenities

'Jaws' comes to life! Was there a shark swimming in a Florida street because of Hurricane Ian?

A video of a 'shark' swimming in a Florida street as a result of Hurricane Ian made waves on the internet, racking up over 12 million views on Twitter. Is it real or fake?

Storm surge a concern as Hurricane Ian batters Florida: Why is it so deadly?

A storm surge is an ‘abnormal rise of water generated by a storm’. As it gets closer to the coast, water gets pushed to the shore and piles up. Experts call it the most dangerous and destructive part of coastal flooding

Hurricane Ian brings a long-lasting power outage, how long can solar batteries power your home?

When the grid goes down, most solar systems that lack a battery will also shut down. But with batteries, a home can disconnect from the grid. Each day, the sun powers the home and charges up the batteries, which provide electricity through the night

Hurricane Ian swamps southwest Florida, more than 1.8 million people without power

The governors of Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina all preemptively declared states of emergency. Forecasters predicted Ian will turn towards those states as a tropical storm, likely dumping more flooding rains into the weekend, after crossing Florida

Complete blackout, overturned planes: Hurricane Ian batters Cuba, heads to Florida

Around 11 million people in Cuba are living in darkness as Hurricane Ian caused a breakdown of the country’s electrical system. Now Florida braces for catastrophe as the storm nears it

Cuba suffers complete blackout after hurricane Ian knocks out power grid

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated and others fled the area ahead of the arrival of Ian, which caused flooding, damaged houses and toppled trees

'Sticky problem for forecasters': Why hurricanes are becoming stronger and faster

Hurricane Ian is gaining power rapidly and has intensified to a Category 3 storm. As Earth’s climate warms, more storms are undergoing this kind of rapid intensification, sometimes stunning forecasters and giving residents little time to prepare