Page 5 - Hurricanes

Oil slips as Hurricane Ida weakens, OPEC+ in focus for output increase

Brent crude was down 26 cents, or 0.4%, at $72.44 by 1340 GMT, having reached $73.69 earlier, the highest since August 2

Tropical storm Eta ties record; expected to become hurricane by Monday

Forecasters expect the newly-formed Tropical Storm Eta to become a hurricane by Monday, shortly after the system formed in the Caribbean

Louisiana braces to relive a nightmare as Hurricane Delta nears

Residents in south Louisiana braced to relive a nightmare Friday as rain bands from an approaching Hurricane Delta began soaking

Tropical Storm Josephine formed in Atlantic Ocean; no warnings in effect

Tropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning, making it the earliest J-named storm in a record-setting hurricane season.

Trump's suggestion to stop hurricanes: Dropping nuclear bombs on them

The White House declined to comment, but a senior administration official said Trump's objective is not bad

Here's how climate change is making hurricanes, typhoons more destructive

Storm surge occurs when winds pile water up as it approaches land, and many factors

Hurricanes turn 2017 as worst year for insurers as they lose $135 bn

Last year's hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States and Caribbean, wildfires in California and earthquakes in Mexico destroyed homes, infrastructure and numerous lives

Hurricanes, flood insurance and the dangers of 'business as usual'

The aftermath of any disaster provides opportunities to rebuild in a way that reduces the impacts of future such incidents