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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph. It had previously reached Category 5 intensity over the Gulf of Mexico, peaking at 175 mph, before weakening prior to landfall. Katrina generated a storm surge over six meters high along parts of the Mississippi coast, overtopping and breaching levee systems in New Orleans. In total, there were over 1,800 fatalities, more than 200,000 homes destroyed and around 1.2 million people displaced. Economic losses exceeded $250 billion (inflation adjusted to 2025 values), while insured losses reached around $100…

From 2020 to 2024, Florida’s population grew by 8.5%, from 21.6 million to 23.4 million. This is nothing new: The state’s warm weather, amenities that include world-class golf courses and beaches, and lack of income tax have long attracted newcomers, so Florida often leads the U.S. in population growth. But recent data suggests that population growth may be slowing. As demographers – social scientists who specialize in population change – we evaluated the current trends in the Sunshine State. Demographics have political implications, and at the moment, Florida’s government is relying on continued growth. Brooks In early June 2026, the…

The U.S. FDA on July 13 urged the infant-formula industry and supply-chain partners to exercise substantive oversight of their suppliers following multiple product recalls and recent botulism cases – the first outbreaks in the country linked to baby formula in nearly 50 years. The Food and Drug Administration has so far investigated two multi-state outbreaks of infant botulism associated with two separate brands of powdered infant formula – ByHeart and Nara Organics – that resulted in the products being recalled, it said in its letter to manufacturers, packagers, distributors, exporters, importers, and retailers of infant formula. The FDA said it…

New York City and the Northeast will see temperatures surge this week as another wave of sultry weather shifts across the eastern US and southern Canada. Temperatures are forecast to top 90F (32C), potentially peaking at 98F in Central Park Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Heat advisories and extreme heat watches have popped up across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from Delaware to Maine, joining a wide arc across the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, upper Midwest and even southern Canada. The bout of hot weather comes shortly after a heat wave that swept the eastern US earlier this month, stressing…

A widespread and dangerous heat wave was building across the U.S. last weekend, with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains before spreading eastward under a dome of high pressure that meteorologists say could trap oppressive temperatures for a week or more. Forecasters advised people to stay hydrated and find places to cool off, warning of temperatures 15 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit (8 to 14 degrees Celsius) warmer than normal in many areas, including at night — especially bad for people’s health because their bodies won’t have a chance to recover. The heat dome was expected to affect…

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on July 10 said California cannot seek damages from the company formerly known as 23andMe arising from a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic and other personal information of an estimated 6.9 million customers. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brian Walsh in St. Louis said 23andMe’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan precludes the state from pursuing monetary relief against Chrome Holding Co and an affiliate, though it could seek non-monetary remedies. Walsh said California must either dismiss its May 28 lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court within 14 days, or amend its complaint to eliminate the claims for monetary…

Both engines flamed out on a small business jet that crashed on a Texas highway in June, preventing the pilots from being able to reach a nearby airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said in an preliminary investigation report released Friday. Pilots had looked for a field or other flat areas to land before the crash, but were told by air traffic controllers that there were none close by. The crash killed one person and injured six. According to the report, the flight crew noticed an “unusual vibration” early in the flight that they had not experienced before. The plane…

A woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer camp with more than 200 children. Several other states also faced the potential for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding as the slow moving storms moved southward. The National Weather Service said the severe weather impacted a wide region stretching from the Ozark Mountains in southern Missouri eastward into much of the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys. The service said the storms could bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and scattered flash…

The Oklahoma Insurance Department is opening the next round of applications for the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Grant Program on Monday, July 13, with grants awarded on a first come, first served basis. Homeowners can apply beginning at 12:00 p.m. CST at oid.ok.gov/okread. The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to eligible homeowners to upgrade their roofs to the IBHS Fortified Roof – High and Wind designation. The designation protects homes against winds up of to 130 mph and wind-driven rain. Homeowners with upgraded roofs qualify for insurance premium discounts. Oklahoma recently expanded the SOH Grants Program statewide following pilot…

A federal appeals court on July 13 revived more than 500 private lawsuits against Tylenol maker Kenvue over the painkiller’s alleged link to autism. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a district court judge improperly excluded testimony from expert witnesses offered by parents and guardians who tied Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. There is no firm scientific evidence of such a link. The issue drew greater attention after President Donald Trump and top U.S. health officials in September suggested a link to autism. Kenvue did not immediately respond…