Laura

Some 25 depressions are expected this hurricane season (June 1 to
November 30) in the US. Laura is number 12, at a date close to that of
Katrina which had been so destructive to New Orleans.

https://www.lapresse.ca/international/etats-unis/2020-08-26/laura-touche-terre-en-louisiane-retrograde-en-categorie-2.php

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Somebody was sure to say it: California has bad fires fires because it
doesn't clean out its underbrush. A rather big job, actually!

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/08/26/why-california-is-experiencing-its-worst-fires-on-record