Hurricane Irma back at category 4, with storm surge seen for Florida Keys and Tampa Bay

Hurricane Irma gained strength as it broke loose from Cuba and was upgraded to a category 4 storm in the early morning hours Sunday. One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes of the last century is roaring toward the Florida Keys with maximum sustained winds of 130...

Hurricane Harvey probably shaved 1% from third-quarter growth, Goldman Sachs says

Hurricane Harvey, which deluged Houston with days of torrential rain and flooding, is expected to be one of the “costliest disasters in post-war U.S. history,” and a likely drag on third-quarter economic growth by a full percentage point, Goldman Sachs...

Irma Grazes Puerto Rico but Lays Bare an Infrastructure Problem

By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ September 10, 2017 LOÍZA, P.R. — As government workers cleared roads obstructed by uprooted trees and repaired toppled electricity lines, residents of Puerto Rico felt some relief that the eye wall of...

LATEST: Hurricane Irma advances toward Florida Keys and Tampa with ‘life-threatening’ storm surge

Hurricane Irma is roaring toward the Florida Keys with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour, and the National Hurricane Center warned that it’s bringing a “life-threatening storm surge” that will stretch up the west coast of Florida. As of...

As Irma Swings West, Officials Scramble to Open Shelters

By HENRY FOUNTAIN and MATT STEVENS September 9, 2017 NAPLES, Fla. — Pedro Cruz, a maintenance worker at Temple Shalom, was already taking shelter there with his family when he got a call from his supervisor on Saturday afternoon. Situated...