During Katrina, the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet acted like a giant “V” to funnel storm surge into New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish.

As ocean levels rise, coastal communities face an ever-increasing risk of severe flooding. The existing infrastructure ...

Nature-based solutions are cost-effective and scalable: UC Santa Cruz and US Geological Survey researchers found that ...

Have you ever experienced a storm surge? A new virtual reality simulation funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration brings the life-threatening hurricane phenomenon to life ...

Flood control systems and barriers may be stressed by the storm surge. But hurricanes move more and have a less symmetrical make-up, meaning there’s a side of the storm that’s more intense and ...

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm and brought storm surge and floods to much of Florida's southwest coast, but not to Tampa Bay. Milton, like Hurricanes Ian and Irma before it, brought a natural ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — We all experience strong winds and heavy rain but if you always lived inland you may never have experienced storm surge. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

How far inland can Hurricane Milton’s storm surge go? Category 5 Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and is expected to make landfall today in west-central Florida. According to the ...

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, forecasters warn of significant and potentially deadly storm surge.Florida's west coast is expected to see the worst of the storm surge, with 10-15 feet of ...