Town officials in Leland are taking steps now in hopes of protecting neighbors in the future, starting with clearing out its ...

WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...

Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has released the list of names to ...

Jan–Nov 2024 was the warmest such period on record—2.30°F (1.28°C) above the 20th-century average. According to the #NCEI ...

Mayotte, after temporarily halting operations due to the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido. In a Tuesday notice, the airline ...

The number of tropical cyclones each year has not risen over the past four decades but their intensity has, according to international databases analysed by AFP that confirms the projections of ...

The StarNews has published thousands of local stories this year. Here's a look at the topics readers found to be the most ...

Hurricane Helene, Sheriff Chuck Wright's spending, the sale of WestGate Mall and the Spartanburgers were among the top ...

One week before Helene devastated the western region of North Carolina, an unnamed storm came swept through the coast. READ ...

The billion-dollar disasters include 17 severe storm events, four tropical cyclone events, one wildfire event and two winter ...

Researchers say human-caused climate change dealt people an average of nearly six weeks of extra extreme heat in 2024, while ...