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The Deadly Mechanics of Storm Surge

Storm surge is the deadliest and most destructive force in tropical cyclones, often responsible for the majority of ...
Accurate storm surge predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and giving emergency responders ...
The state weather bureau on Monday morning warned residents living in low-lying coastal areas in Bataan, La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales to take extra precautions against storm surges as Tropical ...
After one of the quietest summers for the stock market in years, Wall Street’s fear gauge has once again shot higher as investors fret that a trade standoff between the U.S. and China could escalate ...
The waters surrounding New York allowed it to grow into an economic powerhouse. But what has been a blessing is increasingly a threat, as flooding becomes one of the city’s greatest challenges. A map ...
Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as far as 60 miles up the river. The water pushed homes ...
LOS ANGELES — A rare October storm arrived in California on Tuesday and threatened to pummel wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides. Some homes ...
One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters over the weekend that ...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges ...
Oct. 13 (UPI) --A powerful nor'easter continued to batter the Atlantic coast on Monday with heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge, with coastal flood warnings in effect from North Carolina to Rhode ...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and numerous state and federal officials held a news conference on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Anchorage to discuss the devastating impacts of the weekend storm. The U.S. Coast Guard ...