A month from the election, misinformation is spreading as Republicans try to tie spending on the storm with immigration.

Warming oceans have led to more powerful storms forming over the Atlantic in recent years.

A warmer world will see tropical cyclones occur in regions near New York, Boston, Beijing and Tokyo.

Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, US presidents have realised the impact of their reactions to extreme weather.

Floods, storms and extreme events increase five-fold but the number of people dying in them fell.

Ida, now a category four storm, is forecast to be one of the strongest to hit Louisiana in 150 years.