But storm surge forecasts at high resolution can be slow. As a coastal engineer, I study how storm surge and waves interact with natural and human-made features on the ocean floor and coast and ways ...

When hurricanes or strong storms sweep up the United States' East Coast and meet the shores of the country's largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, the familiar pattern of storm activity gets a little more ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - From the 1947 hurricane to Camille in 1969 and all the storms before, after, and in between, the Mississippi Coast is no stranger to the destructive force of hurricanes. It is ...

Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Hurricanes are America's most destructive natural ...

Navid Tahvildari's research on coastal flooding has been funded by NSF, NOAA, NASA, and DOT. Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any ...