Aaron Barker

5 days ago | foxweather.com | Aaron Barker

VENICE, La. – Three people were struck by lightning in Louisiana on Friday, while parts of New Orleans were flooded. Patrick Harvey, director of the Plaquemines Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the people were aboard a boat in the Mississippi River near Venice when the lightning strike happened. Harvey said the victims were met by an ambulance when they returned to shore and were then taken to a New Orleans hospital for treatment.

5 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Aaron Barker

VENICE, La. – Three people were struck by lightning in Louisiana on Friday, while parts of New Orleans were flooded. Patrick Harvey, director of the Plaquemines Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the people were aboard a boat in the Mississippi River near Venice when the lightning strike happened. Harvey said the victims were met by an ambulance when they returned to shore and were then taken to a New Orleans hospital for treatment.

6 days ago | foxweather.com | Aaron Barker

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6 days ago | foxweather.com | Aaron Barker

WASHINGTON – A database used to keep track of some of the worst natural disasters in America is on the chopping block, according to NOAA. In a notice posted Tuesday, the agency’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) announced it plans to retire thedatabase of billion-dollar disasters. The archive includes information on the impact of weather-related disasters from 1980 to 2024, including wildfires, hailstorms, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, winter storms and drought.

6 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Aaron Barker

Database used to track billion-dollar disasters will be retired, NOAA saysDatabase used to track billion-dollar disasters will be retired, NOAA saysWASHINGTON – A database used to keep track of some of the worst natural disasters in America is on the chopping block, according to Noaa. In a notice posted Tuesday, the agency’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) announced it plans to retire the database of billion-dollar disasters.