One of the mightiest hurricanes ever to slam storm-prone Florida, Irma is threatening dangerous storm surges of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters), enough to cover a house, as it collides with the state after sowing devastation through the Caribbean. In Miami, the storm brought crashing down at le...
One of the mightiest hurricanes ever to slam storm-prone Florida, Irma is threatening dangerous storm surges of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters), enough to cover a house, as it collides with the state after sowing devastation through the Caribbean. In Miami, the storm brought crashing down at le...
"There are still very dangerous conditions in the state, and people should wait to be given the all-clear by their leaders before they go out," Mr. Biden said. "We know from previous hurricanes that it's often the case that more lives are lost in the days following the storm than act...
Meteorology professor Victor Gensini said the ferocity of the tornadoes seen during Hurricane Milton's approach was "definitely out of the ordinary". He said: "Hurricanes do produce tornadoes, but they're usually weak... There's an incredible amount of swirling going ...
Floridians know a thing or two about hurricanes, to the extent that ‘hurricane fatigue’ has become a thing, over time. Just not this time. They read and heed the warnings of a hurricane far stronger than they’re used to and have followed the official advice to evacuate. ...
"Of all of the hazards of hurricanes --- winds, rain, storm surges –-- surges are what can cause the largest loss of life," Brennan told Inside Science. The Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area, one of the regions bracing for Ian, is especially vulnerable to storm surge flooding but has av...
Helene was “at the upper bound of hurricanes in terms of storm size,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported on Thursday. The hurricane’s wind field measured more than 700 km across from one side to the other as the storm approached ...
— On voters’ response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton:“Voters are seeing this extreme weather is made so much worse by climate change, and that we have two very different rooted visions on the table. ... This administration [Harris is] a part of is doing ...
"Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida." Tampa-area streets are still lined with miles of debris from Hurricane Helene. The goal, according to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, was to have most of it cleared by Tuesday, but the ...
“The leading cause of death from hurricanes is water, not wind,” said Craig Fugate, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And in the case of Hurricane Helene, predicted storm surge as high as 20 feet could be devastating in the coastal areas of the state’s Big...