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How to get federal disaster aid: FEMA is running out of money, but these strategies can help survivors of Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires get aid faster

As questions loom over the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ability to fund disaster recovery efforts, people who lost homes to recent wildfires and storms are trying to make their way through the difficult process of securing financial aid.

The Conversation · Aug 31, 2023

Satellite images capture Florida before and after Hurricane Idalia made landfall

Florida Highway Patrol said that two men were killed in two separate weather-related road accidents. In Georgia, a man was killed by a falling tree while he was trying to clear another tree off a highway

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

First Thing: Donald Trump allegedly inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2bn in 2014

Lawyers for Letitia James, the New York attorney general, claim he then used that blown-up value for business deals. Plus, how athletes manage to train during scorching heat

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

WEKU · Aug 31, 2023

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

Idalia made landfall at 7:45 a.m. as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with maximum winds near 125 mph. The system remained a hurricane as it crossed into Georgia.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2023

Tampa Bay area gets serious flooding but again dodges a direct hit from a major hurricane.

Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles (210 kilometers) away

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Hurricane Idalia batters south-eastern US causing storm surges and power outages

Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf coast with torrential rains and 125mph winds and heads up coast to Georgia and the Carolinas

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2023

Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills three in southeast US

Two of the deaths involved motorists caught in Idalia’s heavy rainfall, while a Georgia resident was struck by a tree.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023

Hurricane Idalia slams Florida

Experts agree that climate change is fueling the devastating storm, which left at least two dead

Salon · Aug 30, 2023

What is a storm surge and what is the threat from Hurricane Idalia?

Storm surges often pose the greatest threat to life and property when powerful storms like Idalia hit – here’s what you need to know about what it means

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023