According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, surges are often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane.
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A requirement that you must carry wind and hail coverage to qualify seems a way to guarantee insurers their premiums and ...
New Orleans native Edward Buckles Jr. explains how his home city’s resilience is both a gift and a painful burden.
The city of New Orleans has a long history of overcoming tragedy, and it will again in the wake of a deadly attack. This is a ...
An interview with Nicole Hemmer, a historian of the right wing, about how Trump's vile, hateful tirades about the Los Angeles ...
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 ...
New Orleans has faced tragedy again and again and always seems to bounce back, maintaining its reputation for jazz and ...
Frigid temperatures are creating a new urgency for repairs in the wake of Hurricane Helene. It also fuels a climate ripe for ...
This year’s selection is Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick, and thanks to the Lafayette Public Library Foundation, ...
WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...