LIVE – Storm Ida: at least 17 dead in flooding in New York and surrounding area

LIVE – Storm Ida: at least 17 dead in flooding in New York and surrounding area

PRESIDENT’S JOURNEY IN LOUISIANA White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday provided new details on President Biden’s trip to Louisiana on Friday to assess damage from Hurricane Ida. “The president will be traveling to New Orleans to assess the damage caused by the hurricane. He will meet with state and local leaders, I guess … Read more

LIVE – Ida’s remains cause tornadoes and flooding, historic state of emergency in New York

LIVE – Ida’s remains cause tornadoes and flooding, historic state of emergency in New York

“SEVERAL DAYS” TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE It will take “several days” to assess the damage caused by the passage over Louisiana of Hurricane Ida, which killed at least four people, warned the Entergy company on Tuesday, which distributes the current in part of the US state. . “Now that Hurricane Ida has left the region, … Read more

Heatwave and fire in Canada: Lytton destroyed, the village before and after

Heatwave and fire in Canada: Lytton destroyed, the village before and after

Only smoldering ruins remain. The village of Lytton has been virtually wiped off the map after a major fire broke out on Wednesday and Thursday. “90% of the village is burnt down, including the town center”, says Brad Vis, MP for the riding, on Facebook. Epicenter of the record heat wave that hit western Canada, … Read more

LIVE – Cold wave: 27 departments on alert, SNCF traffic disrupted in the West

LIVE – Cold wave: 27 departments on alert, SNCF traffic disrupted in the West

RED VIGILANCE This Friday, Météo France placed 39 departments on alert. The departments of Indre, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne are on snow-ice red vigilance because of an episode of freezing rain exceptional in its duration and intensity. 36 departments remain on orange snow-ice, extreme cold or flood alert. Snow-ice: Indre-et-Loire, Vendée, Cher, Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme, Ardèche, Allier, … Read more

LIVE – Storm Alex: the Alpes-Maritimes still in red, critical situation in the hinterland

LIVE – Storm Alex: the Alpes-Maritimes still in red, critical situation in the hinterland

MID-DAY WEATHER FRANCE SITUATION RED AND ORANGE VIGILANCE IN THE ALPES-MARITIMES – The Alpes Maritimes have been placed in red vigilance since noon. The rainfall accumulations expected during the episode are of the order of 100 to 150 mm over large areas with locally 250 to 300 mm or even locally more. Strong thunderstorms with … Read more