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trump in the entire cabinet came to texas after hurricane harvey. the speaker of the house and leaders on both sides of the aisle came to texas to say we want too help. the house is fascinating $1 billion disaster relief bill because of the unrelated immigration issue this is another hostage that needs to be released. at the beginning of the hurricane season is important the storm surge protection projects begin without further delay. with support from harris county and the members of the engineering community identify those projects but they can't get started until we pass a disaster relief supplemental similar to what the house passed in september talking to mayor turner one of the largest cities in the united states and is beside himself knowing the house has passed the appropriation but the senate doesn't seem near to take it up. the simple fact is disaster relief should not be held hostage any longer. amidst the disaster one good piece of news on the hurricane. front i am glad fema has responded to members of congress who ask they accept applic

hurricane harvey, the claims excited $270 million. and so we have had to reevaluate and up our insurance. and that's just another element. those are the main thing is wanted to talk about, preparation, communication, knowing what your assets are, having the economic or disaster fund, reevaluate insurance needs, but most importantly, what i want to stress with the secretary here and others, mitigation is critically important. you can't control mother nature, but we can work to minimize the risks, and we have to make the investment on the front end in order to make our cities more resilient and better prepared or you can give us money but you're giving us funding for failure and then, lastly, just because people in the city of houston, for example, don't complain, and because we removed debris in a short period of time, and because power was restored within a week, and the zoo was open three days later, and the transit was working, houston one of the world series and a million people on the street, does not mean that people in houston a

right now on "matter of fact," the unexpected impact of natural disasters -- mayor turner: when hurricane harvey came in, it pressed, pushed people even further down. >> the houston mayor says post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the hurricane could be driving up his city's murder rate -- and police in puerto rico say is happening there, too. plus, with a simple click, you can isolate yourself from anything disagreeable. but should you? cass: do you need a wide range of voices to have democracy? i think so. >> facebook agrees. social media may not be good for democracy. but first, republican senator jeff flake doesn't shy away from criticizing the president. sen. flake: this is very much the president's party. i'm not happy about that.) >> but even he says the threat by some lawmakers to boycott president trump's first state of the union speech is wrong. sen. flake: you respect the institution, you respect the office, even if you have differences with the president. ♪ ♪ soledad: i'm soledad o'brien. welcome to "matter of fact." on tuesday, president trump will deliver his first state of

of sexual assault by gymnastics doctor larry nassar becomes clear, a and, five months after hurricane harvey ripped through houston, why thousands of texans are still in temporary housing and waiting for recovery. >> it's a catastrophe whether it be private insurance has taken forever. mortgage companies won't release checks or fema or the federal government not moving fast enough. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a shake-up at the f.b.i. today, as its second-in command, deputy director andrew mccabe, steps down. he's come unde

well, last august hurricane harvey devastated 28,000 square miles of the texas coast. been called the most extreme rain event in history. certainly the history of the united states. highways were flooded, thousands of homes were gutted. places like port arthur beaumont in houston have not returned to normal. routines were disrupted. shops and businesses remained closed and houses are being renovated or read else but because of the size of the scope of the devastation is hard to get building supplies and it's hard to get theo workers to rebuild these damaged homes and businesses. in rock port where i visited over thanksgiving harvey made landfall with 150-mile per hour winds and 13 feet storm surge. as the end of december 284 families were reported to laugh permanent housing. some people were living in tents tents. rockport mayor cj waxman said 70% of distances and rockport remain closed. 70%. according to the federal emergency management agency a third ofy, rock pt iso badly damaged it will be impossible to rebuild. think about that. think of this hit your hometown. a

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especially with hurricane harvey. and after katrina and i love the name the cajun navy. because they have attention. if you need help get on. so those thousands of people coming from texas. so then they find and then they emerge from the bottom up. but that was just a communication tool. with those management efforts. >> is this an example of new technology to supplement so in prior disasters or hurricanes to have this technology available so people could have that instant communication because only the organization have that traditional walkie-talkie type of device now everybody communicates with everybody else. >> there is some overlap how do these public agencies to have the rule of law work better with a huge number of volunteers? but disaster recovery with a hand out radios that cost thousands or protocols for who can use them if you have a radio you are special. and so that command structure created around that. so another example like puerto rico. now everybody has a radio. and to take advantage of the infrastructure it is available to everybody so we saw what eme

that the house passed, $81 billion for disaster relief for the victims of hurricane irma and hurricane harvey as well as the wildfires out west. i hope democrats realize that we are serious in working on a bipartisan solution to the daca situation. the majority leader has said they will take that matter up in a fair and open process and we will but in the meantime they need to release these other hostages that they took on the daca issue and let them go so we can fund their military so the federal government can live up to its responsibilities in dealing with the victims of hurricane harvey and hurricane maria. >> we are anxious to be back at work in taking on the agenda that we need to be working on for the american people. this was totally manufactured crisis on the part of the democrats which ultimately led to their brinksmanship then led to a government shutdown but they are obstructive all costs pattern i hope will change but if you look at what we have been dealing with this last year whether its confirmations, whether it's tax reform, whether it's federal spending is just obstruct, obs

hurricane harvey, the claim has exceeded $270 million. and so we've today reevaluate and up our insurance. and that's just another element. those are main things. i want to talk about preparation. communication, knowing which assets are. having economic disaster fund. reevaluate insurance needs. but most importantly, whaen i want it stress for the second here, and others, mitigation is critically important. you can't control mother nature. but we can work to minimize the risk. and we have to make the investment on the front end in order to make our cities more resilient and better prepared or you can give us money but you're giving us funding for failure. and then lastly, just because people in city of houston don't complain and because we we move debris within a short period of time and the zoo is open three days later and trance sit working the houston one of the -- won the world series and people or on the street, does not mean that people in houston are not deserving of quick assistance from the federal government. don't penalize us f

amy: he deployed in early december to help with hurricane harvey. >> i enjoy coming back. >> and one er led to another. >> i started out harvey at the national capital region and went to puerto rico. then to i was in puerto rico when irma hit. then i was back at puerto rico when maria hit. i stayed there a few weeks. i got home. seven days later i got deployed to northern california for the fire. >> the red cross volunteer spends more than two months away from home. flying from one relief effort to the next. >> it seems like somebody got mother nature mad. >> the retired director of technology using the expertise on aal volunteer basis with -- on a volunteer basis with the red cross. >> he is giving back again. aiming to head to puerto rico in the next few days. >> a lot of computer, and other communication equipment out. it's a matter of trying to find it to get back. >> he gears up for the next trip, the california native can't help to think of a recent disaster. the mudslides. >> i don't know what i want to spend time going opportunity. probably made me cry. >> amy aubert, abc7 new

update 8:55a head five months after hurricane harvey andre still heading to texas.is in florida? it's crazy cold. it's so cold frozen iguanas were falling out of trees. that's not even the crazy part. according to authorities, a man collected a bunch of frozen iguana thinking they were dead, put them in his car, only to have them thaw out and start running around, causing him to crash his vehicle. and this is precisely why i don't load up my car with frozen iguana. i won't do it. thankfully it was real easy to follow the insurance claim because one of the litz ards in the car was the geico gecko. >> good advice. if you see a frozen iguana, don't put it in your car. >> i don't know about this story. >> who among us has not rounded up frozen iguana now and again. >> exactly. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >>> right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines. "the new york times" reports the irs wasted millions on private debt collectors. i brought in only $7.6 million in tax debt. in the last year they brought in only 1%. in some cases they were paid 25%

of the three hurricanes it was harvey that cost the most the massive floods that inundated the city of houston accounted for much of harvey's eighty five billion dollars damage toll. devastating wildfires in california resulted in high claims because so many of the suburban houses destroyed were insured to the hilt yet the majority of losses from global disasters last year weren't insured in asia pacific for example fewer than one out of ten losses were covered and those figures don't include lost lives more than two thousand seven hundred people died in south asian floods but the disaster was less destructive for infrastructure than the u.s. eric and climate change is being blamed for the increasing number of storms. this year opened with the massive snowstorm currently blanketing the u.s. northeast and another active hurricane season is on the horizon insurers are gearing themselves up for more massive payouts. frontal now women in iceland have earned an average one thousand percent less than their male colleagues but those days are over equal pay for equal work has just become law t

there and the cajun navy gets a credit and if anyone saw the news for watched what happened with hurricane harvey especially but also irma and others they came together after katrina saying that the problem and the whole there and i love the name, the cajun navy, but they came to houston for harvey and zello was first used because they had some attention and they've used over multiple they've used that zello works great and if they said if you can help and if you need help, get on zello so there were thousands and thousands of people who came from texas in nearby with trucks in votes and chainsaws and fuels and on the highway they were driving there finding zello channels and they are finding these dispatchers that emerge bottom-up who are sending them to the right places and as people need help there finding zello channels and getting on in asking for help. it was effective and exciting and zello was just the mitigation tool with the thousands ofwi volunteers and efforts they brought to bear that was so effective. >> is this an example of the internet and new technology undercutting or supplemen

for anyone to worry with and stress with. >> sreenivasan: their ordeal began in august, when hurricane harvey swept into houston-- then at least 30,000 of the city's homes were flooded. >> in large part we're still waiting on funding to come from the federal level to the state and then down to the local level. >> sreenivasan: that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. i'm hari sreenivasan. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. retirement company.r additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. these are so spicy. jee

well, last august, hurricane harvey devastated 28,000 square miles on the texas coast. it's been called the most extreme rain event in history, certainly the history of the united states. highways were flooded, thousands of homes were gutted. places like port arthur, beaumont, and houston have not returned to normal. routines were disrupted. shops and businesses remained closed. and houses are being renovated or rebuilt. but because of the size and the scope of the devastation, it's hard to get building supplies and it's hard to get the workers to rebuild these damaged homes and businesses. in rockport, where i visited over thanksgiving, harvey made landfall with 150-mile-per-hour winds and 13-foot storm surge. as of the end of december, 284 families were reported to still lack permanent housing. some people were even living in tents. the rock port mayor said that 70% of businesses in rockport remain closed. 70%. according to the federal emergency management agency, a third of rock port is so badly damaged that it will be impossible to rebuild. think about that. think i

but when hurricane harvey made swallowed by the floodwaters. 42 years of memories gone. >> we don't haveit was just something you can't explain to people. >> reporter: the storm left the harriss without a home. for the last six weeks, they've lived in a fema trailer. they briefly lived with family but returned to vidor when john needed treatment for his lung cancer. 84-year-old john had lost faith. >> he had lost hope and was real distressed because we tried so hard to get help and it was probably an hour before that i told him we have to wait on god, and these people drove up in our yard. >> on cue. >> on cue. >> when the son of man comes -- >> the answer to their prayer, a local pastor who practice as what he preaches. >> the water was right below that waterline. >> pastor skipper sauls saw many of his livinging in rvs and tents. >> dwlou do it? >> those people need us to stay strong. that's the truth. is it hard? you bet. but that man needs to know that somebody's going to fight for him. >> isaac, open those slats up. >> reporter: skipper recruited an army of volunteers from hart. a g

. >>> and after hurricane harvey, thousands are still struggling to rebuild their lives and their homesr piece of one home has finally been replaced. gloria rivera has their story. >> reporter: eric harding knew the piano his son loved so much was a total loss after hurricane harvey flooded their home. ♪ theirs, one of 350,000 homes destroyed by water in friendswood, texas. back to salvage what he could, eric sat down to play, rusty springs and a broken baseboard, one last song chs the video going viral. vanessa carlton noticing, tweeting, this is so important, i would like to get him a replacement piano if this one doesn't make it. just as they are finishing rebuilding their home, the final touch, the new piano delivered this week. >> it's been hard to mentally stay hopeful through the whole thing. ♪ >> reporter: their son, already practicing. >> it's a blessing to even have a chance to own one of these. it's amazing. >> the message that there's hope past the moment that you're in. >> reporter: for the hardings, that is the sound of resilience. gloria rivera, abc news, washington. >> i

application start-up that rescue workers in texas used to find and save flood victims stranded by hurricane harvey. coming up at 1 p.m. today congressman greg walden and former sec commissioner robert mcdowell. later this afternoon, sec commissioner, and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, we will bring you their comments later on the c-span networks. this should get underway in just a moment, live here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible >> inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we're live this morning for the annual state of the net conference looking at some of the challenges to internet policy in 2018. it should start here in just a moment. while we have a second, we'll tell you about some of the other programming coming up here on the span networks. u.s. senate comes in today at 2:00 eastern. senators expected to work on an abortion bill which also makes it a crime for anyone to violate the abortion bill's ban and they also work on a judicial nomination. the house convening for legislative business at 2

. >>> four months after hurricane harvey devastated parts of texas, many people are still strugglingtheir lives back together again. but for a lucky few help its on the way. >> lydell and john harris thought their house would be safe on 12 foot stilts near a bayou. when hurricane harvey made landfall their home was swallowed by floodwaters. 42 years of memories gone. >> of we don't have a door left in the house. washed windows out. it was -- it was just something you can't explain to people. >> of the storm left the harriss without a home. for the last six weeks they lived in a fema trailer. they briefly lived with family. but returned when john needed treatment for his lung cancer. 84-year-old john started to lose faith. he lost hope and he was just real distressed we tried hard to get help. and it was just, probably, an hour before that i told him we have to wait on god. and these people drove up in our yard. >> on cue. >> on cue. >> of when the son of man comes. >> answer to their prayers a local pastor who practices what he preaches. off off the water was right below the gutter l

i come from a state that was hammered by hurricane harvey. the most significant in many or perhaps a thousand years where 50 inches of rain inundated the city of houston and the environment and many people were still not back in their homes or businesses or were blown away and while the house of representatives voted on an 81 billion-dollar business relief package because of the holdup here because our democratic colleagues in the senate think this issue is more important than those victims of natural disasters not to mention the wildfire southwest that's been put on ice as well. so as we consider what to do to provide some assistance to these people who were brought here as children by their parents and are in somewhat of a box. early today i went to the white house with several to meet with president trump to discuss the areas laid out on the march 5 deadline. we are working through those issues as i speak trying to find a solution for the recipients making sure border security and enforcement is beefed up so we don't have a repetition of t

in galveston, texas nearly 800 families remain in hotels five months after hurricane harvey destroyedmes. it will be a sellout crowd when space x has the first launch of the falcon heavy rocket. nasa has sold out tickets featuring a champagne toast and commemorative glass. the new rocket could be launched as soon as february 6 from cape canaveral. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. shery: thank you. hints of promise. optimism, chord of saying progress was made at the latest round of nafta negotiations today. this momentum to keep rolling in mexico city next month, our international policy correspondent, mike mckee is standing by. what does this represent? reporter: they made a little progress but we are still not friends. content is issues remain among the u.s., mexico and canada. robert, while a little more upbeat, is continuing to say mexico and canada are taking advantage of the u.s. citing export data, he called on both countries to help modernize nafta and rebalance trade

ashley was aboard one of the first helicopters on the scene and used in during the hurricane harvey. to eighteen hours of wind and rain ashley braved live power lines and deep water to help save more than forty lives actually we all thank you thank you very much thank you thank you we heard about americans like firefighter david dahlberg. he's here with us also david faced down walls of flame to rescue almost sixty children trapped at a california summer camp threatened by those devastating wildfires to everyone still recovering in texas florida louisiana puerto rico on the verge of its. everywhere we are with you we love you and we always will pull through together always thank thank . thank you to david and the brave people of california thank you very much david h. ow. some trials over the past year touched this chamber very personally with us tonight as one of the toughest people ever to serve in this house a guy who took a bullet almost died and was back to work three and a half months later the legend from louisiana congressman stan thank god one. thank god thank you. i think t

governor abbott and why would we continue to long -- delay to those who suffered as a result from hurricane harvey? i am sure governor scott kneels the same way. i am sure governor brown feels the same way and the governor of puerto rico or the virgin islands feels the same way. what is wrong with congress they cannot pass an 81 billion-dollar disaster relief that shops and businesses remain closed and houses are renovated or being -- rebuilt. it is hard to but it is hard to get them to rebuild homes and businesses. but harvey made landfall with pit to hundred 84 families but some people are living in prairie housing or head but according to fema one third is so badly damaged it will be impossible to rebuild. but 70% of those businesses shut down that that includes corpus christi but then to marshal the full extent but completely unacceptable and and not only acting she that is why we need to have additional disaster funds but as part of floridians arepe puerto rican and the senate has been dragging their feet long enough. the more people have leaders on both sides say we want to help but this is

. >> reporter: four months after hurricane harvey, some people in southeast texas thought they would we'll introduce you to some angels who volunteered from across the country to help restore their faith. that story coming up on "cbs this morning." ♪ angels across the country who helped restore their faith. that's coming up only on "cbs this morning." of america. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts looking to lose weight this year? try fda-approved alli®. for every 5 lbs you lose, alli® can help you lose two to three more by preventing about 25% of the fat you eat from being absorbed. for the only fda-approved otc weight loss aid, try alli®. i'm trying to manage my a1c, then i learn type 2 diabetes puts me at greater risk for heart attack or stroke. can one medicine help treat both blood sugar and cardiovascular risk? i asked my doctor. she told me about non-insulin victoza®. victoza® is not only proven to lower a1c and blood sugar, but for people with type 2 diabetes treating their cardiovascular disease, victoza® is also approved to lower th

we forget that harvey and all those hurricanes have left behind a trail of destruction still. >> yeah, and you know what, i hate to say it's going to get even colder next friday and saturday and that's when pipes have problems. >>> yeah. let's start with a live look outside. it's pretty cold right now. good news no wind chills to talk about. we're looking at a dew point of 0. which means relative humidity outside. 35 inside about 5%, 6% right now. that's why your hands are cracking. bus stop temps 6 to 24. coastal storms just too far east for a big snow. sort of have an unwritten rule it just cannot snow very long here in the metro area. becaus going to provide us with a northwest wind. flurries or light snow midnight thursday through noon still possible but primarily into southern maryland and across the bay. so here's the european model. all the accumulating snow is south of town. into southern maryland. but here's the latest front of the american model gfs. now it's pushed everything up. that does give us an inch or so in the metro. 2" to 4" along the coast. ocean city and bethany

it is a moment seen by millions of people flooding from hurricane harvey rising around a man as he played's a happy ending to this story. >> reporter: eric harding new piano his son loved so much was a total loss after hurricane harvey their home. theirs one of 350,000 homes destroyed b rising water. back to salvage what he could, he sat down to play one last song. video going viral vanessa carlton tweeted this is so important i'd like to get him a replacement piano. nearly four months later the final touch, that new piano delivered. >> stay hopeful through the wholehing. >> it's amazing. >> the message is that there's hope. >> reporter: for the hardings that is the sound of resilience. gloria rivera abc news, washington. start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. and i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar

. >>> devastating hurricane tore through texas. a harvey survivor reveling in a generous donation. the gift that has him singing a [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang! ok, i gotta run. hey, wait, there's something i need to tell you- dang. dang! dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. 2017 was anything but boring. >> that's for sure. the year saw unprecedented change and unpredictable change at that. very real tragedy. see how folks come together. that always brings smiles, especially to laugh through. the challenges. it gives us a reason to look forward to 2018. jay gray got a look back. >> i donald john trump do solemnly swear -- >> it's been a year of change, challenges, conflict and incredible loss. >> people screaming and crying. >> 22 killed at a concert in manchester, england. 58 gunned down during a slaughter in terrorist along a new york city bike path. over 300 ambushed inside an egyptian mosque. 26 murdered inside a

i come from the state that was hammered by hurricane harvey. the most significant rain eventin in many, perhaps a thousand years where more than 50 inches of rain inundated the city of houston, and that environment and many people are still hurting, many people are not back in their homes, their businesses were blown away and while the house of representatives has voted on and 81 billion-dollar disaster relief package, because of the hold up here, again because our democratic colleagues in the senate think that the daca issue is more important than those victims of natural disasters, not to mention the wildfires out west, that has been put on ice as well. there are a lot of important things that we need to get done and i hope we will take advantage of the next few weeks to get them done as we continue our discussions about daca and what to do to provide some assistance to the 690,000 young people who were brought here as minor children by their young parents and are in somewhat of a box. earlier today i went to the enwhite house with several of

hurricane harvey was at the top of the list at $125 billion. hurricane maria $90 billion.urricane irma at $50 billion. if you add in the western wildfires that caused another $18 billion in damage. bill: hurricane harvey and all that rain. 50 inches of rain in texas. alison: hard to believe it was all this year. larry: back-to-back. we talked so many times we couldn't get a brea >> this week, overall, i think we will get a weather. alison: nice. bill: we are not in a hard freeze. it's the opposite. if you have frozen pipes, your house is going to let you know. this week as it thaws out. you will discover that plumbers will be swamped this week. i would plan on 15 to 18-hour days. no doubt about it. this is what we are looking at. cold scene in cumberland. looking out over the clouds. you have the snow. this shot, in arlington. looking over highway 50. tysons is over 123. the traffic is moving okay. this is a big focus here. looking to the northeast. i'm not that concerned about the roads. most if not all the roads are fine. more concerned about the sidewalks and things tha

it may be hurricane harvey in texas. it may be hurricanes and floods in the virgin islands, puerto rico, florida. no matter where you live, you are subject to be visited by some catastrophic event. and it becomes the responsibility of the congress to respond on the half of the -- on behalf of the american people. this continuing resolution refuses to give the aid and comfort needed to the people of the virgin islands, puerto rico, texas, other states, and now california, with its fires. we ought to be ashamed of ourselves, for punishing the american people, who are suffering through no fault of their own. so, we are going to vote no on this resolution, because we feel that it fails to adequately and properly respond to the needs of the american people. and with that i will yield to the gentleman from new york. mr. jeffries. rep. jeffreys: thank you, leader cliburn. thank you chairman richmond for your tremendous leadership, and all the members of the congressional black caucus. since day one of the trump presidency, all w

that spirit is alive and well today when hurricanes harvey and irma battered our coast from florida and texas and came to the aid of families and communities in need. nebraska national guard recommends not only served their fellow citizens, but also on the front line on the war on terror. last month i visited 54 of our national guard soldiers at guantanamo bay, cuba, who are helping to detain enemy combatan combatants. 25 years ago, new enlistees did not expect to be deployed overseas. today the men and women who join the nebraska national guard not only expect to be deploy deployed, but want to take the fight to the enemy. i am incredibly proud of them and we salute them for their service and their sacrifice. [applause] >> nebraskans have a long tradition of helping each other out in good times and bad. we built that story here, the state capitol building, as a source of inspiration. in the spirit of cooperation, we come together each year to accomplish the priorities that matter most to nebraskans. our work is growing our state and keeping nebraska the best place to live, work and rai

the atlantic hurricane season spawned multiple storms of great intensity, harvey, irma and maria broughterma caused the record for managing to sustain category five longer than any other hurricane in recorded history —— hurricane irma. will we see more like this in 2018? official forecasts aren't due until may and there are many influences like el nino that can influence how many hurricanes will form. but if the ocean waters of the tropical atla ntic ocean waters of the tropical atlantic remained warmer than normal, like in 2017, further tropical storms may be on the cards. and on the subject of rising temperatures, 2017 didn't break all—time temperatures records, but it was still the third warmest. so far the 21st century has been warmer than any time in recorded history, often with disastrous consequences. and climate could —— computer models indicate 2018 will be another warm year. however, the climate is very complicated and doesn't work evenly across the planet. for example, i in the arctic is melting at an unprecedented rate due to global warming. —— ice. the melting ice water may