Energy and Environment: How climate change helped make Hurricane Ida one of Louisiana’s worst

STARTING NOW: What questions do you have about climate change in the U.S.? Ask Post reporters live; Costa Rica's environmental minister wants to build a green economy. She just needs time.; Federal judge throws out Trump administration rule allowing the draining and filling of streams, marshes and wetlands ; Before and after images show the devastation from Hurricane Ida; Kerry calls on China to do more to tackle climate change crisis as China warns U.S. pressure will derail cooperation; In hardest slam since Katrina, New Orleans's levees stand firm; He is Britain's famous shepherd-author-influencer. He wants to transform farming to save the planet.; Why your belongings hold so much meaning, and how to decide what to grab in an emergency; Southeast Louisiana residents desperate for food, power, water and help in Ida's aftermath; The race to rescue Florida's diseased corals; When the flash flood came, this Tennessee school was overwhelmed ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post) How climate change helped make Hurricane Ida one of Louisiana's worst Human-caused warming has turned the waters of the Gulf into an incubator for huge, wet, rapidly strengthening hurricanes. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   STARTING NOW: What questions do you have about climate change in the U.S.? Ask Post reporters live Post reporters Sarah Kaplan and Tik Root will answer your questions live on Thursday at 2 p.m. Eastern time. By Sarah Kaplan and Tik Root ●  Read more »   Costa Rica's environmental minister wants to build a green economy. She just needs time. Andrea Meza has ambitious plans for the country's fight against climate change. But between a warming planet and limited time in her role, she's on a tight deadline. By Samantha Schmidt ●  Read more »   Federal judge throws out Trump administration rule allowing the draining and filling of streams, marshes and wetlands A federal judge reversed one of the previous administration's most significant environmental rollbacks. By Dino Grandoni and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Before and after images show the devastation from Hurricane Ida The storm brought extensive storm surges and wind damage to southeastern Louisiana. By Kasha Patel, Laris Karklis and Zach Levitt ●  Read more »   Kerry calls on China to do more to tackle climate change crisis as China warns U.S. pressure will derail cooperation China says the challenge of tackling global warming cannot be separated from broader diplomatic tensions. By Lily Kuo and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   In hardest slam since Katrina, New Orleans's levees stand firm Hurricane Ida leaves the Big Easy dark but not flooded. By Marc Fisher and Tik Root ●  Read more »   He is Britain's famous shepherd-author-influencer. He wants to transform farming to save the planet. In the post-Brexit world, a lot's on the line as the government moves to end traditional crop subsidies. By William Booth ●  Read more »   Why your belongings hold so much meaning, and how to decide what to grab in an emergency Tips for deciding which items to save in a fire can also be helpful when decluttering or downsizing. By Galadriel Watson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Southeast Louisiana residents desperate for food, power, water and help in Ida's aftermath With resources scarce and infrastructure burdened, Gov. John Bel Edwards tells evacuees: 'Do not return here.' By Tim Craig, Ashley Cusick, Holly Bailey and Emmanuel Felton ●  Read more »   The race to rescue Florida's diseased corals Several years ago, a mysterious coral disease began decimating the Florida Reef. The only way to save the animals from extinction is an unprecedented mission to relocate them. By Teresa Tomassoni ●  Read more »   When the flash flood came, this Tennessee school was overwhelmed Thousands of schools in the United States are vulnerable to extreme weather events and earthquakes. By Kay Nolan ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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