A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. It is rarely a "wall of water" as often claimed, but rather a rise of water that can be as rapid as several feet in just a few minutes.

and storm surge warnings remained in effect. The National Hurricane Center has warned of "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding in the Florida Peninsula," with millions ...

Footage from recent hurricanes show how water levels in a storm surge can rise exponentially in a matter of minutes. The comedian received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at one of the ...

Hurricanes are among the strongest storms on earth. Fueled by warm tropical waters, they can bring devastating winds and storm surge to coastal areas, and torrential rain well inland. Hurricanes ...

Alarmingly high numbers of homes are unlikely to be insured for Cyclone Alfred’s destruction, due to unaffordable premiums or loopholes that exclude storm and tidal surge from flood cover.

On top of that, authorities fear a mammoth stormwater surge to hit, with sea level rises of up to one metre greater than typical high tides. “Potentially, the storm surge is the most dangerous ...