Today, operational storm surge forecasts rely on hydrodynamic models, which are based on the physics of water flow. These models use current environmental conditions—such as how fast the storm is ...

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 ...

The high water tide from the ocean that inundates the land during hurricanes, colloquially known as storm surge, is the leading cause of deaths from hurricanes. Scientists in Georgia are using virtual ...

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 — and ...

When hurricanes or strong storms sweep up the United States' East Coast and meet the shores of the country's largest estuary, ...

ALL WEEK LONG. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HURRICANE IAN WAS JUST THREE YEARS AGO. IT DRAMATICALLY IMPACTED OUR COASTLINE, DAMAGING HOMES TO COASTAL EROSION. THE IMPACT ON COASTAL COMMUNITIES HAS BECOME ...

Possible thermodynamic effects of global warming on the landfalling typhoons that affect South China and their associated storm surges over Pearl River Delta region are investigated, using the Weather ...

Gloriana Cherry, left, and Shannon Lee, search for belongings in the rubble after storm surge from Hurricane Helene destroyed Cherry's family home on Horseshoe Beach. Sept. 28, 2024. When back-to-back ...