Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone.
WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...
As a hurricane approaches a coast ... Storm surge of up to 35 feet (10.7 m) washed over barrier islands, including Bhola, the largest. The death toll was estimated between 300,000 and 500,000 ...
A single father who sprang into action to help his fellow neighbors after Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina is being given a tiny home of his own. Ricky Ward, whose home was split in half ...
South Florida is transitioning into a La Niña winter as we enter 2025 — which could impact the area in coming months and during hurricane season. A weak La Niña was anticipated by the peak of ...
Milton arrived a scant two weeks after Hurricane Helene - another Category 4 storm - brought storm surge all up and down the Florida Gulf coast. Southwest Florida saw five feet or more ...
Hurricane Helene ripped through five states in September, causing massive flooding and leaving 241 reported deaths in its wake. USA TODAY Network reporters from each state recount the impact along ...
The 11-kilometre-long Bhola canal, once a vital waterway for trade and irrigation, has become a source of distress for Bhola city and district due to rampant encroachment and pollution. Bhola ...
Neighborhoods ruined by the Palisades fire. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) ...
Despite being a less powerful storm than Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton caused the most significant insured losses of any natural disaster in 2024, according to an analysis by Munich RE, a leading ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria ...