Tag: storm surge

Accurate predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and emergency responders time to prepare.

Typhoon Halong was an unusual storm, likely fueled by the Pacific’s near-record warm surface temperatures this fall.

These 'bite-sized videos' provide short explanations of environmental terms that people regularly hear in the news.

Hurricanes and alterations to natural hydrology have hammered Florida’s mangroves, but they can be restored

FIU coastal engineering expert Navid Tahvildari studies how artificial intelligence can be used to predict floods.

The Florida city was devastated by Hurricane Helene and faces increasing flooding threats due to sea level rise.

The healthy reefs in the Florida Keys alone yield $6.3 billion in revenue every year.

Seawalls have long served as a defense against coastal erosion and storm surges, but often come at an ecological cost.

There is no justification for life-risking layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

Storm surge and sea level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health.