Hurricane Ike.

Hurricane Ike was categorised as a level 2 hurricane. It made landfall in the U.S. in Galveston Texas on Saturday . A night time curfew had to be put on Houston because of looting and the whole city is without power.

Ike made landfall with 110 mph winds. It destroyed cities in Texas and has also caused damage to Louisiana. One main concern of U.S. officials is the shortages and disruptions in gasoline refineries. Oil refineries in Texas had to be shut down in preparation of Hurricane Ike. The refineries accounted for about a quarter of the United States fuel production.

Ike has also made landfall in Havana, Cuba second. It arrived as a category 3 but weakend as is came inland in Havana. Giant waves and torrential rain have been occuring in the wake of Ike.

(top is Ike in Texas, bottom is Ike in Cuba)

My source of weather information is BBC news.