Medicine & TechnologyTropical storm Ida is hitting Louisiana and it is expected to turn into a strong hurricane with a dangerous Category 3 level. It is expected to bring heavy rains, according to the NHC.
The one-two punch of tropical storms Marco and Laura along the U.S. Gulf coast eerily echoes Hurricane Katrina’s arrival 15 years ago, on August 29, 2005. Katrina, which caused some US$170 billion in damages, remains the most costly storm in U.S. history.