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 ...

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 ...

Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those reefs could imperil thousands of lives. A blue tang fish swims among coral at ...

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since ...

Hurricane Melissa directly hit Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, making history as the most powerful hurricane ever to strike the island. The wind speeds were so extreme that NOAA ...

Jack Dorsey’s new app Bitchat surges to No. 2 in Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa. The app enables messaging without the internet using Bluetooth mesh networks. The surge highlights demand for ...

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, ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall near Chivirico, Cuba as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday morning. Over 700,000 residents are still in shelters after the hurricane hit the area. Melissa slammed New ...