During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don’t understand...
Articles by Jennifer Kay

Last year’s hurricane season drove home some big lessons, according to the nation’s chief hurricane forecaster: Storm surge and flooding...
Responding to criticism after Superstorm Sandy, the National Hurricane Center says it will change the way it warns people about...
A 23-year-old ban on pit bulls, passed after the vicious mauling of a 7-year-old girl, is up for a vote...
The havoc wreaked by Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, Florida two decades ago still serves as a warning about the devastation...
Richard Knabb, the tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel, will be the next chief of the U.S. government’s hurricane...
The ability to predict how bad a storm will be has eluded forecasters since Hurricane Andrew made a catastrophic landfall...
The construction of new public schools across Florida has contributed to a significant increase in the number of hurricane shelter...
The widow of a tabloid photo editor who died in the 2001 anthrax mailings has reached a settlement in her...
Florida’s new emergency management chief said he wants the private sector to be more involved in the state’s disaster preparedness...