Hurricane Ike (2008)

A flooded street after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) by Frank James Not many details from the 2:30 pm federal press conference on Hurricane Ike held by Homeland......

by Frank James Some commentators have noted that the National Weather Service's warning to the Texas Gulf Coast on Hurricane Ike are enough to curdle the blood. It is truly a breathtaking alarm: LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY! ALL NEIGHBORHOODS...AND....

by Frank James Federal officials plan a 2:30 pm ET Hurricane Ike briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C. That should give us some of the best information yet, at least when it comes to......

by Mark Silva President Bush, citing the damage that Hurricane Ike is causing in not only Texas, but also parts of Louisiana, said today that federal agencies will be monitoring gas prices in the midst of energy-supply disruptions to ensure......

by John McCormick With Hurricane Ike crashing onto the Texas shore, Sen. Barack Obama has decided to skip his scheduled appearance on the season premier of Saturday Night Live tonight. "In the light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Senator......

As the day started on the East Coast this Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, the Gulf Coast and inland Texas were feeling the powerful effects of Hurricane Ike. It is still too early to know how much devastation the storm......

by Frank James The House plans to adjourn early this week, today instead of tomorrow, to allow Texas lawmakers whose congressional districts are in the path of Hurricane Ike to head home to be with their constituents in their......

by Frank James Earlier, I posted on the Federal Emergency Management Agency getting flak from state and local officials in Texas for not getting food, water and other critical supplies to the Hurricane Ike evacuees and even first responders. FEMA,......

The National Hurricane Center said today it could not immediately confirm that this year's storm season marks the first time on record that that six consecutive named tropical storms or hurricanes have made landfall in the United States. The guy who...

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff talks with reporters about the federal response to Hurricane Ike at FEMA headquarters Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. From left: FEMA Administrator David Paulison, Chertoff, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph...

When you look at the images of the devastation left by Hurricane Ike -- just miles and miles of watery devastation (right), people left with nothing -- it seems petty to complain about the inconvenience of a postponed football game but,......

Hurricane Ike headed right to the heart of the U.S. oil-refining industry, but by most early reports it didn???t cause as much damage to the country???s gasoline infrastructure as was originally predicted. That hasn???t stopped gas prices from shooting...