The Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close - one that was unlike any other in the past decade in the United States - ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — After a promising start in a tough environment, the Carolina Hurricanes found an answer for everything the Minnesota Wild could throw at them. Matt Boldy had a pair of goals to snap ...

Storm surges from Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda have toppled at least six beach houses in North Carolina, according to reports from the area. Five of the homes, all built on stilts near the sand, ...

The No. 1 cause of the damages and deaths from hurricanes is storm surge. Storm surge is the rise in the ocean's water level, caused by a combination of powerful winds pushing water toward the ...

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 ...

On Nov. 21, 1985, 40 years ago, Hurricane Kate made landfall in the Florida Panhandle near Mexico Beach at Category 2 ...

Every coastline has its breaking point. The moment when towering waves and relentless storm surge overwhelm centuries of ...