According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, surges are often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane.

New Orleans native Edward Buckles Jr. explains how his home city’s resilience is both a gift and a painful burden.

A requirement that you must carry wind and hail coverage to qualify seems a way to guarantee insurers their premiums and ...

Passenger rail’s return, big changes on the sports scene and a significant storm anniversary will be among the biggest South ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX)—For almost a decade, whenever a devastating storm happens in the south, Comeback Coolers steps into action. Now, the person behind the uplifting effort is passing the torch ...

Women dressed as angels, hands clasped in prayer, passed through New Orleans to celebrate the first parade of Carnival season ...

WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...

A portion of the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, specifically the Fritchie Marsh, has been closed for a major restoration project that is slated to finish by spring of ...

This arresting installment of "Nova" delivers a minute-by-minute account of Hurricane Katrina's destruction ... reports about what occurred during the storm -- which was powerful in the face ...

They had no idea that a hurricane could reach them in the mountains ... Helene caused catastrophic damage, the deadliest ...