Climate Adaptation
Ida Roars Toward Louisiana With Near Record-Setting Winds
- Residents have been told to flee from the major hurricane
- Catastrophic damage predicted where the storm touches land
Hurricane Ida moves towards Louisiana on Aug. 29.
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Hurricane Ida made its final push toward Louisiana Sunday, packing some of the strongest winds ever to hit the state and threatening to unleash widespread flooding and destruction in New Orleans.
The eye of the Category 4 hurricane was nearing the coast with top winds of 150 miles (241 kilometers) per hour, the National Hurricane Center said at 10 a.m. local time. Only two other storms on record have made landfall in Louisiana with winds that powerful.