Hurricane Erin moved away from the U.S. on Friday after battering North Carolina’s Outer Banks and deluging other areas of the East Coast. The storm has weakened to a Category 1 as it continues to ...

Hurricane Erin is bringing large destructive waves, tropical-storm-force wind gusts and storm surge to the East Coast. This evening’s high tide is of most concern from NYC to the North Carolina coast.

Hurricane Erin is now more than 290 miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday afternoon. There are storm surge and tropical storm warnings up and down the Carolina coast for remaining storm surge ...

COMPANY. WELL, HURRICANE ERIN IS STILL A VERY, VERY POTENT STORM, EVEN THOUGH IT’S CAT TO THE WINDS, SAY 100MPH. IT IS A VERY LARGE, EXPANSIVE STORM ABOUT 600 MILES IN DIAMETER. FOR THE MAIN PART OF ...

The unusually large hurricane and the vulnerable barrier islands both have been influenced by climate change. Hurricane Erin is expected to stay at least 200 miles offshore this week as it curves past ...

In addition to these factors, waves breaking close to the coast causes sea level to increase near the coastline, a phenomenon we call wave setup, which can be an important component of storm surge.

In a phenomenon called a "seiche," Lake Erie's water level at Buffalo is forecast to rise 5-6 feet higher than before a Wednesday storm, while on the lake's west side, levels will drop by 5-6 feet.

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 ...