Hurricane Laura is by far the most intense and dangerous hurricane to hit the United States this season
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Hurricane Laura is by far the most intense and dangerous hurricane to hit the United States this season, the UN weather agency said on Friday, the day after it made landfall on the US Gulf Coast. While it is difficult to link any individual tropical cyclone to climate change, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) expects to see more powerful storms in future as a result of global warming. Laura is the seventh named storm to landfall in the US this season, which has just begun what is traditionally its most intense period. It intensified within 24 hours from a Category 1 to a strong Category 4 on the Saffir Simson hurricane scale. According to news reports, some 1,500 people are being sent into Louisiana for rescue and clean up missions, including troops from the National Guard. Winds of up to 150 mph caused severe damage, including the death of at least six people, and left half a million homes without power.
