For over a decade, Louisiana groups have been planting cypress and tupelo trees to help buffer hurricanes; 30,000 are planned near Lake BorgneVolunteers are replanting thousands of trees near Lake Borgne, Louisiana. These efforts aim to rebuild a natural buffer against storm surge...
31 Jul, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Storm Arthur tracker, path: Tropical storm hits Texas, flooding alert in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, 20,000 barrels of oil could be lost as Atlantic Hurricane Season 2026 beginsStorm Arthur updates: Flooding was likely through Friday over parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panh...
18 Jun, 2026, 05.34 AM IST
Gas prices today June 7: Check daily average rates in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Washington, Hawaii and moreGasoline prices are falling across the United States. The national average for regular gas is now $4.174 per gallon. This drop offers relie...
07 Jun, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
In 1972, a diver off Italy noticed a human arm rising from the sand, which uncovered ancient Greek warriors lost beneath the sea for centuriesIn an underwater adventure in 1972, a diver stumbled upon the exquisite Riace Bronzes off the coast of Riace Marina. These stunning Greek s...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Record oil draw from US emergency reserve drives total volumes to two-year lowThe U.S. Department of Energy said a record 9.9 million barrels of oil were released from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve last week, r...
19 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Alleged 12,000-year-old submerged city off Louisiana coast, featuring 280-foot pyramid, sparks scientific debate and competing theoriesA 12,000-year-old submerged city claim off Louisiana's coast has resurfaced. Amateur archaeologist George Gele cites sonar images of struct...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
New Orleans under flood watch as tropical system could trigger a month’s worth of rain. What should you do?The residents in New Orleans are gearing up for heavy rainfall as weather forecasters predict it could get 10 inches of rain from tropical ...
16 Jul, 2025, 07.35 PM IST
US: Heavy rains batter Louisiana as Hurricane Francine makes landfallHurricane Francine, a Category 2 storm with winds reaching 100 mph, made landfall on the Louisiana coast in Terrebonne Parish. The storm ca...
12 Sep, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana; kills 6 and causes widespread destruction in USLaura came ashore as a Category 4 storm and made landfall near Cameron in Lousiana, about 35 miles east of the Texas border, tearing off ro...
28 Aug, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
Unused oil rig turns into underwater Garden of EdenA rig, which is thirty-eight miles off the Louisiana coast, and stopped producing oil more than a decade ago, has become an object of attra...
11 Jul, 2013, 06.45 PM IST
No end in sight to spill as BP costs mountFailed containment efforts and an unfavorable weather could prolong the three-week-old crisis.
10 May, 2010, 03.27 PM IST
- Obama visits with huge oil slick threatening disaster
A giant oil slick closed in on the fragile Louisiana coast today after attempts to stop it faltered, threatening an environmental and econo...
02 May, 2010, 06.42 PM IST
- Gustav pounds US economy
Billions of dollars are at stake in other economic sectors in the US due to Hurricane Gustav.
02 Sep, 2008, 03.10 AM IST
- Gustav's possible economic hit is widespread
Billions of dollars are at stake in other economic sectors, as Hurricane Gustav takes aim at the Gulf Coast
01 Sep, 2008, 05.02 AM IST
- Royal Dutch, Shell shut operations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned t...
01 Sep, 2008, 01.46 AM IST
- Oil companies completing Gulf evacuations
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav ...
31 Aug, 2008, 06.19 AM IST
- Oil jumps above $126
Oil prices rose above $126 in Asian trade today over fresh worries about Iran's disputed nuclear programme and a new storm brewing in the G...
04 Aug, 2008, 09.26 AM IST