NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Zeta is roaring ashore in southeastern Louisiana near New Orleans, threatening to be the worst storm to hit the city since Katrina devastated it in 2005.
While Zeta isn't as powerful as Katrina, it will run directly over the Crescent City, bringing the harshest winds in 15 years. Yet the storm, moving at a brisk 35 kmh, could pass over quickly enough to spare New Orleans catastrophic flooding. Damages could be as high as US$5 billion . In California, heat waves, drought and violent winds have combined to fuel a rash of wildfires that have burned a record 1.66 ha this year. And along the Gulf Coast, a record 11 named storms have hit the US, with five battering Louisiana.
Rapid intensification Zeta grew in strength as it moved across the Gulf, and all told this year six storms have rapidly intensified, short of a record, but indicative of climate change. The storm's stronger winds bring more dynamic pressure on everything it hits, and there are simply more targets in the way the closer to New Orleans it gets.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »