Footage from recent hurricanes show how water levels in a storm surge can rise exponentially in a matter of minutes. The Monticello Dam spillway in California was turned on for the first time ...

This week's Weather Workshop explains how storm surge works and how you can demonstrate this experiment in your home to the kids and students looking to learn about the weather. This week's ...

National Hurricane Centre data suggest that the rain associated with major storms has become deadlier than storm surge, partly because storm surge preparation has improved in coastal areas ...

The ever-growing storm surge, which at this time of the early morning is about nine feet above sea level, breaks through these sandbags and begins flooding the city both to the east and west.

Citizens in Virginia Beach still have an opportunity to hear from officials about different strategies to manage coastal ...

A seawall in Galveston buffers storm surge from the Gulf. Bayous and man-made channels drain water from the region. Levees protect suburban neighborhoods, and lakes meant to be sources for ...

From Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 1953, 72 years ago tonight, a powerful storm with high winds pushed a catastrophic surge of water from the North Sea into southern parts of the Netherlands.