Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, and flash ...

Many of the borough's beaches are secluded and lack lifeguards. For many visitors, that’s key to their appeal.

A dozen years ago, Superstorm Sandy charged onto Long Island’s coastline, resulting in an estimated $65 billion in damage to South Shore communities, destroying 100,000 homes and causing the ...

Sandy ultimately was blamed for nearly 150 deaths, mostly related to water. While many focus on the wind and the rain in a hurricane, in a lot of ways the storm surge is the bigger risk.

Storm surge can wreak havoc a thousand miles away from the center of the storm. That was the case with Sandy which, contrary to popular belief, was not a worst-case storm.

After Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Congress allocated $20 million for the USACE to develop a North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (NACCS), which provides a resilience framework that communities ...

Hurricane Helene is projected to have a storm surge that could go as high as 20 feet. Here's what to know about storm surges and damage they cause.

Any New Yorker or New Jerseyean remembers all too well the deadly storm surge triggered by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The storm came ashore in late October of that year with hurricane-force winds ...