Federal lawmakers have allocated $5 million for the long-planned initiative, which would create a coastal barrier system to protect the Houston region and its petrochemical industry from storm surge.

Hurricane Milton is generating a massive storm surge that could arrive earlier than many people expect. This video explains why storm surge often precedes landfall and why that makes it so dangerous.

Regarding “Houston Chronicle: John Cornyn: Houston needs the Coastal Texas Project,” (Dec. 05): Senator John Cornyn is pushing lawmakers to fund the $34 billion Coastal Texas Project, commonly known ...

(Texas Tribune) — The district charged with overseeing the construction of a massive set of gates across the mouth of Galveston Bay — known as the “Ike Dike” — announced this week that it has approved ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Texas' multibillion-dollar "Ike ...

It’s well-known that Houston is the Energy Capital of the World — home to a vast and dense concentration of refineries, petrochemical plants, and energy infrastructure stretching along the Houston ...

When hurricanes or strong storms sweep up the United States' East Coast and meet the shores of the country's largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, the familiar pattern of storm activity gets a little more ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ended on Sunday, Nov. 30. It was a season marked, for the United States at least, with a large gap between intensity and impact. No hurricane made landfall in the ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was described as powerful and unique. Hurricane Melissa acted like a "30-mile wide top-end tornado." New this year was the use of AI in making hurricane forecasts.

TAMPA, Fla. — While several named storms formed this hurricane season, none of them quite impacted Florida like Hurricanes Helene and Milton did in 2024. And despite a handful of powerful systems, no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A forecast shows the water level on Lake Erie will differ by 11.5 feet (355 cm) tonight from the western to eastern shore. (NOAA) ...

A forecast shows the water level on Lake Erie will differ by 11.5 feet (355 cm) tonight from the western to eastern shore. NOAA image People living on the east shore of Lake Erie may see the lake's ...