The total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Ida could reach $70 billion to $80 billion, according to an estimate from AccuWeather. The fifth-largest hurricane to ever make landfall in the U.S.

What are the odds? Two major hurricanes, on the same day, 16 years apart? On Aug. 29, 2005, Category 3 Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Some thought that there was no way this could ever happen again.

Hurricane Ida is looking eerily like a dangerous sequel to 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in American history. But there's a few still-to-come twists that could make Ida nastier in some ...

Nick Shay receives funding from the National Science Foundation and NOAA. The work discussed here is in collaboration with NOAA, the Naval Research Laboratory, the US Naval Academy, Woods Hole ...