"It becomes the heart of the community." Officials debate options after historic building suffers extensive hurricane damage: ...

On a day when the halls of the local VFW would typically be filled with laughter, patriotic pride and the camaraderie of ...

Despite the known dangers of storm surge, current building codes have a critical weakness. “There’s building codes if you’re in a storm surge zone. There’s building code for wind.

Storm surge is a major threat from Hurricane Milton, ... This can build walls of water -- potentially as tall as 20 feet or more -- which can quickly overpower walls and flood homes.

Hurricane Helene’s 14-foot storm surge topped the building’s roof. With seven miles to the next closest corner store and 20 more to the supermarket, the town lost a key fixture.

With catastrophic storm surge expected along Florida's coast when Hurricane Helene slams ashore Thursday, northern Gulf Coast residents Gene and Margaret Taylor understand better than anyone about ...

Katrina’s in Mississippi was even higher, at a staggering 28 feet, roughly the height of a 3-story building. Even that is dwarfed by the highest storm surge ever recorded, in northeastern Australia.

Storm surge threatens southeast Louisiana. See what it looks like at 3, 6, and 9 feet, and how a levee system hopes to reduce, not prevent, the damage.