• Hurricane season 2011
Photos: A look back at Hurricane Irene

Photos of Irene from Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the United States from one year ago.

A region-by-region look at Hurricane Irene's toll

Hurricane Irene and its remnants raked the Caribbean, the eastern U.S. and Canada for more than a week a year ago.

Vt. reopens last highway destroyed by Irene

Four months and a day after Tropical Storm Irene inundated Vermont, officials have marked the reopening of the last stretch of highway that was closed by the

Billion-dollar weather disasters smash US record

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration added two disasters to the list Wednesday, bringing the total to 12.

Hurricane seasons ends, but Irene's effects remain

It was the sixth straight year without landfall of a major hurricane, yet Irene was one of the costliest storms in U.S. history and killed at least 47 people.

Kenneth intensifies to Category 4 hurricane

Forecasters say Hurricane Kenneth has strengthened even more into a Category 4 storm in the eastern Pacific, although there is no current threat to land. It is

Tropical storm Sean weakens in Atlantic

Tropical Storm Sean has weakened slightly as it picks up speed and continues to move over the Atlantic, kicking up choppy surf and gusty winds on Bermuda.

Sean strengthens and could become a hurricane

Tropical Storm Sean continues to strengthen as it moves to the northeast toward Bermuda.

Sean could bring strong currents to Bermuda, US

Tropical Storm Sean has strengthened slightly and eventually could bring dangerous surf and rip currents to Bermuda and the U.S.

Rina hits Cancun area as resorts empty

Tropical Storm Rina battered Mexico's Caribbean coast and the island of Cozumel with winds and rain Friday, as the navy forcibly evacuated some residents who

Resorts empty as Rina approaches

Hurricane Rina weakened to a tropical storm Thursday after many tourists had already abandoned Cancun and other Caribbean resorts ahead of what once threatened

Rina strengthens, aims at Mexico

Authorities evacuated fishing communities and closed schools on Mexico's resort-studded Caribbean coast while some tourists began to leave as Hurricane Rina

Rina becomes a Category 2 storm

Mexican authorities set up emergency shelters and cruise ships shifted course on Tuesday as Hurricane Rina strengthened off the Caribbean's coast on a

Rina becomes hurricane off Honduras

Forecasters say Rina has quickly strengthened into a hurricane off the coast of Honduras.

Rina could be hurricane by Tuesday

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rina has formed in the Caribbean Sea off the coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua and could become a hurricane by Tuesday.

Hurricane Jova death toll raised to 6

Mexican authorities on Thursday raised to six the death toll from Hurricane Jova, which hit along the Pacific coast as a Category 2 storm, and warned the

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Photos: 20 costliest US hurricanes

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