Hurricane Irma

President Trump's administration is releasing billions of dollars in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico that was supposed to be released by September.

Months After Blowing Deadline, Trump Administration Lifts Hold On Puerto Rico Aid

7:22pm January 15, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

HUD says it is releasing more than $8 billion in aid to Puerto Rico aid. The deadline to do so was in September. The aid is for rebuilding after devastating Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck in 2017.

Sergo Colin (from left), Jorge Carballo and Althia Meggie, all former workers at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, in Florida, face multiple counts of aggravated manslaughter. Meggie and another nurse face additional charges related to tamperi

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Police Say Families Trusted Florida Nursing Home Staff, But 'That Trust Was Betrayed'

5:54pm August 27, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Former staffers face multiple counts of aggravated manslaughter. Some face charges of tampering. State officials ruled deaths of 12 patients at a nursing home after a 2017 hurricane were homicides.

Police officers talk to an employee at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, Fla., in 2017. A number of patients died after the air conditioning stopped following Hurricane Irma, authorities said.

4 Former Staffers Face Charges Over Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma

4:18pm August 27, 2019

A dozen patients' deaths were ruled homicides. They died after Irma knocked out power to the air conditioning system at the South Florida center in 2017.

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A resident of Puerto Rico cleans up just after Hurricane Maria struck the island on Set. 20, 2017

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Puerto Rico One Year After Maria

5:29pm September 20, 2018

by Felix Contreras

A collection of stories from NPR News about the devastating storm and its aftermath.

In this June 13 photo, a residence in the Figueroa neighborhood stands destroyed nine months after Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On Wednesday a federal judge extended a temporary housing program for territory residents whose homes were destro

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Judge Extends FEMA Housing Program For Evacuees of Hurricanes Maria and Irma

10:52pm August 01, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The agency was ordered to continue payments for Puerto Rico disaster survivors living in hotels after their homes were destroyed nearly 11 months ago. The extension expires on Aug. 31.

"It was a sobering experience. I knew it was bad, but until you see it — I wasn't prepared for it, to be honest with you," Kenny Chesney says.

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Kenny Chesney's Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It's About The Moving Forward

4:43pm July 29, 2018

Country star Kenny Chesney went into the studio as therapy after hurricanes tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, the place he calls home. Those sessions became his latest album, Songs for the Saints.

Verizon crews pump water from an access tunnel in Manhattan in 2012 after flooding from Superstorm Sandy knocked out underground Internet cables.

Rising Seas Could Cause Problems For Internet Infrastructure

5:54pm July 16, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

The Internet relies on a network of cables, many buried underground along U.S. coastlines. A new analysis finds sea level rise could put thousands of miles of cable underwater in the next 15 years.

NOAA's GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma as it moved toward the Florida Coast in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 07, 2017. Irma was a Category 5 hurricane, and in its aftermath, some people want a Category 6.

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Some Survivors Of Category 5 Hurricane Irma Want A Category 6

8:12am June 17, 2018

by Greg Allen

Some top researchers now say that climate change has led to stronger hurricanes. Now, there's a push to expand the wind scale to include a Category 6 for winds as powerful as those seen last year.

People are living in homes where roofs, windows, even walls are missing, using blue tarps to keep the elements at bay.

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Virgin Islands Still Recovering From 2017 Hurricanes As New Season Begins

6:11pm June 03, 2018

by Greg Allen

Eight months after hurricanes Irma and Maria, an emergency repair program has just started in the Virgin Islands. A program to rebuild thousands of destroyed homes is still months away.

Traffic backed up on Interstate 75 near the Florida/Georgia state line as people fled Hurricane Irma on Sept. 8, 2017, in Jennings, Fla.

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Lessons From Hurricane Irma: When To Evacuate And When To Shelter In Place

8:29am June 01, 2018

by Greg Allen

As the 2018 hurricane season begins, experts and emergency managers have been studying last year's evacuations before Hurricane Irma. Nearly 7 million people left Florida to escape the hurricane.

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