Santa Ana winds are whipping Southern California on Tuesday, sparking fresh fears that progress made fighting wildfires that ...

WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric pressure from the storm also helps squeeze the water ashore.

With more than 200 people dead – 104 in North Carolina – Hurricane Helene is the deadliest U.S. hurricane in decades. With ...

Hurricane Helene created an estimated nearly $80 billion in damage from Florida through North Carolina.

Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone.

Southern California is expected to be slammed with up to hurricane-strength gusts that could spark a growth in various ...

The two largest fires, which have obliterated almost 16,000 hectares and razed entire neighborhoods of the second biggest US ...

Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California's ...