NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

The costliest hurricane to impact the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina (2005), which caused an estimated $201.3 billion in damage.

Flooding has been the biggest problem when major storms hit Hardin County. During Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017, parts of ...

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Louisiana’s coastal communities—a network of fisheries, oil and gas hubs, and wildlife refuges—saw catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ida. Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish, a far south coastal ...

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The USA TODAY Network has deployed drones to help tell the story of Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath along the Gulf Coast. Here are some of the locations captured by this new technology: ...

For instance, as Hurricane Milton moved in on Florida in October 2024, the U.S space agency released photos and a timelapse video showing the eye of the storm as it churned and swirled its way ...