Ida carves path of destruction across Louisiana, leaves low-lying towns stranded
The hurricane knocked out power and prompted rescue operations in flooded communities around New Orleans before weakening and churning northward
Rescue operations underway in Louisiana as Ida death toll expected to rise
The National Guard has dispatched thousands of personnel and vehicles that can navigate flooded roads, boats and 34 helicopters, to rescue people stranded by flood waters
U.S. health department sets up climate change office
The office's mission is to protect vulnerable communities disproportionately affected by pollution and climate-driven disasters
Ida loses punch, levees hold, but Louisiana expects more rain and flooding
Although Ida has now weakened to a tropical storm, heavy downpours could bring life-threatening flooding and power lines have been heavily damaged
Ida pounds Louisiana, topples power lines and plunges New Orleans into darkness
The storm has weakened but is expected to continue unleashing heavy downpours "likely to result in life-threatening" flooding, after fierce winds toppled power lines
California's Caldor fire moves closer to more heavily populated areas
The fire has been active for 14 days and has spread across 168,387 acres
Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana, governor says levees will hold
Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana - the toughest test yet for the new levees built around New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina
Nora wreaks havoc on Mexican coast, weakens to tropical storm
Nora causes flooding and damage to roads and power lines as it pounds western Mexican coast
Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as most intense hurricane in years
Ida hits coast as Louisiana governor warns it could be the state's worst direct hit since the 1850s
FACTBOX-The most intense hurricanes to hit the United States
With Ida threatening to be one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States in years, here's a look at some other major hurricanes