The famous Will Durant quote refers to earthquakes, but it can work for storms as well: “Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.” As Hurricane Sandy neared ...

Wednesday marks 13 years since Superstorm Sandy inundated the city’s coastal communities with storm surge and rain — causing more than $70 billion in damage — and made it painfully clear that the ...

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

It was called the Watersnoodramp, which in Dutch means “flood disaster”—and it certainly was. The North Sea flood of 1953 was the result of a high spring tide that met a strong storm, resulting in a ...

The Capital Region and most of New York are bracing for a widespread soaking and gusty winds from a developing storm that will hit Thursday into Friday. It happens to coincide with the anniversary of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tropical wind and rainstorm along the Atlantic coast will strengthen while moving northward and deliver damaging winds, major ...