Dredging the Coast Is Making Flooding Worse, a New Study Says March 8, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman Climate change is the main culprit behind nuisance flooding, but human alterations to coastal areas that deepen shipping channels or...
Philippines: 20 Dead, Thousands Of Homes Damaged in Typhoon November 3, 2020 By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines — At least 20 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about...
Monster Waves Slam Into UK After U.S. Storm January 8, 2014 Waves up to 27 feet (8.2 meters) high slammed into Britain’s southwestern coast on Monday, as lashing winds and heavy...
State Farm Raising Louisiana Homeowner Insurance Rates October 3, 2013 State Farm is raising homeowner rates an average of 8.7 percent statewide for its nearly 308,000 policyholders. According to State...
Floating Workshop Points Out Connecticut Coastal Change July 1, 2013 By JUDY BENSON A late 1800s painting from the Florence Griswold Museum’s collection might seem an unlikely means of illustrating a point about...
Battered New Jersey Confronts How to Rebuild its Shore November 2, 2012 By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MARYCLAIRE DALE In its tear of destruction, the megastorm Sandy left parts of New Jersey’s beloved shore in tatters, sweeping away beaches,...
Georgia Researcher to Study Storm Vulnerability February 13, 2012 A Georgia scientist has been awarded a government grant to help identify coastal areas most vulnerable to hurricanes and other...
Vietnam to Evacuate Nearly 300,000 as Storm Nears August 1, 2011 Vietnam is evacuating nearly 300,000 people from northern coastal areas as Tropical Storm Nock-ten approaches after leaving a path of...