Any New Yorker or New Jerseyean remembers all too well the deadly storm surge triggered by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The storm came ashore in late October of that year with hurricane-force winds ...

Even though Sandy was no longer a hurricane at landfall, the storm crashed ashore with unrelenting fury. A storm surge of up to 10 feet poured inland from Long Island Sound, flooding neighborhoods ...

Experts are predicting that the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be “above-normal,” as Connecticut scientists issue ...

In addition to being the deadliest threat, storm surge is also typically the most destructive part of a hurricane. In Hurricane Sandy in 2012, storm surge-induced flooding measured as high as nine ...

Hurricane Sandy's most devastating effects are likely to be caused by its storm surge, a mound of water piled up and pushed ahead by the storm's winds. Most hurricanes approach the U.S. East Coast ...

The South Ferry-Whitehall Subway Terminal in lower Manhattan is completely submerged underwater because of Hurricane Sandy’s record-breaking storm surge. New York City’s subway tunnels ...

By analyzing data from the past 70 years, scientists discovered trends related to changing storm surge levels. The Southeast ...

The Gulf Coast and East Coast are most vulnerable to storm surges as most hurricanes occur along those shorelines, according to the National Weather Service. The surge from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 ...

A blizzard that hit the East Coast in January 2016 produced a storm surge in Cape May, New Jersey, that was slightly higher than the one recorded there during Hurricane Sandy a few years earlier.

The event, called a reverse storm surge, also occurred during Hurricane Ian in 2022 and Hurricane ... exposing a bare sandy shoreline where water usually sits. But officials are warning residents ...

The IHNC Surge Barrier blocked significant storm surges, saving many lives ... Lessons from the Gulf of Mexico or from Hurricane Sandy can help businesses develop resilient infrastructure.