Aerial Photos Of Hurricane Ida’s Aftermath Show What ‘Code Red’ for the Planet Looks Like in South Louisiana

Photos I shot on a flight on September 4, 2021 illustrate what United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meant last month when he described the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report as a “code red” for human-driven global heating. On a flight provided by Southwings, a non-profit that connects volunteer pilots with media, educational institutions, and conservation groups, I […]

Cancer Alley Pastor Finds Hope Amidst the Rubble When Facing Ida’s Aftermath

When Pastor Lionel Murphy Jr. returned to his church in Reserve, Louisiana, on September 2 after evacuating before Hurricane Ida struck, he was devastated to find the building all but destroyed by the storm’s relentless winds and rain. His church, the Tchoupitoulas Chapel, sits a couple miles north of the DuPont-Denka chemical plant, which makes neoprene (the […]

Noble Reports Major Equipment Fell to Seafloor as Drill Ship Faced Ida’s Fury

The Noble Globetrotter II’s lower marine riser package and “several” riser joints detached as the ship was out in the Gulf of Mexico during Hurricane Ida, Noble Corp. confirmed in a press release on Thursday, September 2. “Initial findings from the ship’s ongoing condition assessment confirm that several riser joints and the lower marine riser […]

Crew of Noble Globetrotter II Drill Ship, Left to Ride Out Ida, Reportedly Still Stranded at Sea

Over 100 crew members aboard an ultra-deepwater drill ship were left to ride out Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico — and local news reports indicate that the crew remains aboard the damaged ship. The Coast Guard has dispatched a cutter to determine the extent of any damage to the drill ship and to […]

Ida’s Landfall Imminent, Disaster Expert General Russel Honoré Says Time to Declare Climate Emergency

Hurricane Ida was known as “Tropical Depression Nine” on Wednesday, August 25, when Ret. Lieutenant General Russel Honoré held a press conference in Lake Charles, Louisiana in a parking lot across from the Capital One Tower — which remains shuttered  a year after Hurricane Laura knocked out many of the building’s mirrored glass windows. He urged state […]