What to do if you are caught outside in a lightning storm. If you are outside when a storm approaches, the safest thing to do is get indoors immediately. But if no shelter is avai ...

Extreme weather and disaster scientist Hal Needham, founder of the U.S. Storm Surge Database, U-SURGE, discusses how the ...

Barrier islands absorb wave energy before waves hit the mainland, which can lessen coastal storm surge and flooding. The United States has the greatest extent of barriers worldwide, stretching ...

“Turn off and unplug appliances well before a storm nears—never during,” the website states. “Don’t expect a surge protector to save appliances from a lightning strike, unplug it as well ...

The ever-growing storm surge, which at this time of the early ... which make up the easternmost length of the ring of hurricane-protection levees surrounding St. Bernard Parish and the Lower ...

Coastal erosion is accelerating and shifting coastlines inland, and storm surges are getting ... A new USC study reveals a dramatic surge in building collapses in the ancient Egyptian port ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marine biologist Dr. Phil Colarusso will be speaking at the next Storm Surge ...

Helene's size, intensity and speed delivered wind gusts much farther inland than most hurricanes and sent a devastating storm surge along more than 550 miles of Florida coastline. When it was ...