The Monster Surge That Wasn’t: Why Irma Caused Less Flooding Than Expected

By HENRY FOUNTAIN and BRAD PLUMER September 11, 2017 NAPLES, Fla. — Across coastal Florida, the dreaded storm surge from Hurricane Irma — caused when ferocious winds pile up ocean water and push it onshore — was not as bad as...

Hurricane Irma: Video and Images From Social Media

By THE NEW YORK TIMES September 11, 2017 As Hurricane Irma rolled north on Monday, videos and pictures on social media captured the storm’s powerful effects throughout Florida. Here are pictures from the professional photographers on the...

Houstonians Adrift in Their City, Trying to Call Somewhere Home

By RICHARD FAUSSET and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON September 11, 2017 HOUSTON — Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters have left this sprawling metropolis partially ruined and eager to return to something like normalcy. But the storm has also forced...

Hurricane Irma Live Updates: Storm Weakens, but Still Packs a Punch

By THE NEW YORK TIMES September 11, 2017 Hurricane Irma, now 400 miles wide, continued its march of devastation on Monday morning, dumping rain across the width of Florida and lashing the state with powerful winds that downed power lines and left...

The Prayer Circle: Texans Rebuild After Harvey as a Practice of Faith

The Prayer Circle: Texans Rebuild After Harvey as a Practice of Faith By KEVIN SACK September 9, 2017 Friends, neighbors and family members gathered in a prayer circle outside Angie Kemple’s home in Wharton County, Tex. By KEVIN SACK...

Two Hurricanes in Two Weeks Bring Two Very Different Reactions

While officials in Houston did not order an evacuation before Hurricane Harvey, their counterparts in Florida were urging residents to leave as Hurricane Irma approached.