Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Strong winds can flatten buildings and fling people like twigs, but storm surges are a hurricane's deadliest threat. Storm surges ...

MANILA, Nov 8 – The Philippines’ weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five metres and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country’s eastern coast, where ...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone. Here is an explanation of how they form and why they are so dangerous.

When Hurricane Milton made landfall at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm, it sucked upwards of 5 feet of water from Tampa Bay, exposing rocks, sand and silt. To the south, in ...

Power in your home does not have to go out for your electronics to be in trouble. The same invisible spikes that make lights flicker can quietly weaken circuit boards, corrupt control panels, and ...

Neighbors near Bethesda Elementary School in Waukesha have experienced three power surges in less than three years. More than 20 people have written to Contact 6 saying the surges have cost them ...