In the United States, Florida is probably the state most synonymous with hurricanes. Though it’s not quite the hurricane ...

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

Milton, like Hurricanes Ian and Irma before it ... devastating hurricanes like Hurricane Milton. But reverse storm surge is a much less common, strange phenomena that sometimes happens with ...

Years where the atmospheric set up was similar to the current pattern include 2012, when Superstorm Sandy devastated areas of New Jersey and New York, 2017, when Category 4 Hurricane Irma made ...

One of Florida’s largest homeowners insurance companies is paying the state $6.5 million to settle allegations it filed “fraudulent” Hurricane Irma claims. Fort Lauderdale-based Universal ...

Storm recovery costs and FEMA reimbursement delays will be a factor as Sarasota city and county governments enter budget ...

Using a VR headset, users experience the intensity of a major hurricane hitting a virtual home, bringing the reality of storm surge to life. “You can start hearing the wind,” said National ...

These hurricanes of 2024 were either so destructive and/or deadly that an international committee retired their names from use in future hurricanes. That's happened many times in the past 70-plus ...