Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

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 ...

NBC News' George Solis reports from Kingston on rainfall and storm surge concerns as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall on the opposite side of Jamaica.Oct. 28, 2025 ...

But storm surge forecasts at high resolution can be slow. As a coastal engineer, I study how storm surge and waves interact with natural and human-made features on the ocean floor and coast and ways ...

Navid Tahvildari's research on coastal flooding has been funded by NSF, NOAA, NASA, and DOT. Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any ...