Stunned By Ida, The Northeast Begins To Recover And Worry About The Next Storm

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President Biden plans to visit New York and New Jersey on Tuesday to survey the damage wrought when remnants of Hurricane Ida struck several states in the Northeast with ferocity this week, thrashing the region several days after making landfall on the Gulf Coast.

At least 49 people are confirmed dead, and in some areas, the search continues for missing people. Recovery efforts remain underway.

There was "just the right mix of weather conditions" in place for Ida to unleash devastating floods and even tornadoes on parts of the region, Tripti Bhattacharya, an assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences at Syracuse University, told NPR. Scientists say climate change is creating the conditions to make such storms more intense.

It may take some time to rebound from the storm.

"I don't think that I'll ever want to drive again in the rain, to be completely honest," said Diana Silverman of Flushing, Queens, in New York City.

Silverman lost her car to the storm. After she climbed out the driver's side window of it to escape, her car floated away.