Hurricane Isaias is coming. What could it hit? | BBC News

BBC News reports on Hurricane Isaias, which has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this year and is expected to make landfall over the coming days. The storm could bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge to parts of the US Gulf Coast. The video also covers the effect on the oil industry: Shell, BP and Chevron have begun evacuating workers from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, and authorities say a quarter of regional production is shut down. A later section asks why there have been so few hurricanes.

• Isaias is now the first hurricane of the Atlantic season
• Possible damaging winds, heavy rain and storm surge on the US Gulf Coast
• Oil companies evacuating offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
• Why so few hurricanes so far this season

Isaias has strengthened to the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this year and will make landfall over the coming days. It has the potential to bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge to parts of the US Gulf Coast. Shell, BP and Chevron have started evacuating workers from their offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities say a quarter of production in the region is now shut down. In this video… 0:00 - What could Isaias hit? 4:32 - Why are oil companies worried? 6:24 - Why so few hurricanes? #Hurricane #HurricaneIsaias #Oil #BBCNews Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news