Here's what to know about the possibility of storm surges and flooding along Massachusetts' South Shore this weekend.

Here's what to know about the possibility of storm surges and flooding along Massachusetts' South Coast this weekend.

THIS is the moment a towering storm-surge wave smashes straight into the harbour at an Italian holiday island. Dramatic ...

Hurricane Erin moved away from the U.S. on Friday after battering North Carolina’s Outer Banks and deluging other areas of the East Coast. The storm has weakened to a Category 1 as it continues to ...

Storm Harry caused flooding, destroyed roads, and battered coastlines across the Mediterranean. Italy, Malta, Spain, and ...

In addition to these factors, waves breaking close to the coast causes sea level to increase near the coastline, a phenomenon we call wave setup, which can be an important component of storm surge.

The storm has reached such strength in the mid Mediterranean that streets have been flooded and the coastline has seen 10 ...

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 ...

A powerful coastal storm tracked up the East Coast over the weekend and into the start of the new week, bringing pounding surf, heavy rain and gusty winds that flooded streets, eroded beaches and ...

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, ...

Sam Rod says he has been watching the waves off Portland during stormy weather since he was a child.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Navid Tahvildari, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Hurricanes are ...