Wind alone does not account for all hurricane-related fatalities. Storm surge and rainfall do as well. Yet the current warning system—the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—measures a storm's ...

Tim Cowlishaw arrived at the News more than 40 years ago, covering SMU in the fall of 1983. Since that time, he has been the ...

A woman who was in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina recalls seeking shelter and trying to get out of the city in the ...

New aerial imagery of damage by Hurricane Erin in North Carolina has been released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Aug. 22, 2025 The recent dip in water temperatures had produced an uptick in local angling ...

The massive Hurricane Erin roughed up the sea and surf, causing rip currents expected to be blamed for two rip deaths in the ...

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate ...

Las Vegas local Sean Hunter remembers riding out Hurricane Katrina at the New Orleans airport. From there, his life was ...

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

Extreme weather and poor credit are affordability barriers. Average annual premium. The national average cost of home ...

If Week 1 was about setting tones, Zion Elee just rang out like a siren. The five-star St. Frances Academy (Md.) edge rusher ...

The Terps look to build on what was a very impressive first half against No. 6 Wake Forest before cancellation.