Researchers agree that climate change has made torrential downpours more frequent— but the science gets murky when examining ...

While climate change is not solely responsible for causing the recent flash floods across the country, here's how it does ...

After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they'd proven they could handle Mother Nature's best punch. Then ...

In 2025, ten U.S. cities faced record-breaking storm surges that caused severe coastal flooding, infrastructure destruction, and forced evacuations. Fueled by climate change, sea-level rise, and ...

The storm surge figures seem miniscule upon first glance: less than one-millimeter more per year for the eastern Gulf. By contrast, sea level rise in the area is three and a half times that amount.

The destructive Los Angeles wildfires have demonstrated how climate change can impact urban life abruptly and significantly. In New Haven, flooding and storm surges have become a primary concern.

Helene’s storm surge, however, destroyed homes that had already been elevated, as it broke records by more than 2 feet in places like Cedar Key, St. Petersburg and parts of Tampa.

Isaias brought a storm surge of about 4 feet at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but the water level was more than 10 feet above normal. How storm surge and high tide add up to coastal flooding.

CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Hurricane Helene broke records for storm surge along Florida’s Gulf Coast, an area that is especially vulnerable to storm-driven flooding in part because of its shallow water ...

Climate change is making hurricanes like Hurricane Helene more intense, scientific research shows. Helene has unleashed high winds, heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge in the Southeast after ...