Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina brought a devastating 30-foot storm surge to Mississippi's Gulf Coast, destroying homes, infrastructure, and leaving thousands displaced. "We weren't expecting that ...

• Strongest storm this year: Melissa is strengthening before landfall, is now a 180 mph Category 5, and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Such bouts of intensification are becoming ...

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, expecting up to 40 inches of rain, 13-foot storm surge Jamaica prepares for catastrophic Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm may unleash 30–40 inches of rain, ...

Tropical storms and hurricanes that move slowly near the coast or inland are among the most feared by forecasters. Sometimes these tropical cyclones may not have powerful wind speeds, but the threats ...

But storm surge forecasts at high resolution can be slow. As a coastal engineer, I study how storm surge and waves interact with natural and human-made features on the ocean floor and coast and ways ...

Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than ...