Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season
The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going. Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season No Atlantic hurricanes have…
Netherlands built a 9-km storm barrier to protect against floods; decades later, “sand hunger” began shrinking tidal flats
The Netherlands built one of the world’s most ambitious flood defences after the devastating North Sea flood of 1953. Completed in 1986, the 9-kilometre Eastern Scheldt Barrier was designed to protect hundreds of thousands of people while keeping the…
Tropical Storm Edouard expected to become hurricane before Texas landfall: Check map, flood watches and warnings
Tropical Storm Edouard has developed in the Gulf, and the National Hurricane Center cautions about major strengthening before its arrival on the Texas coast later tonight. Tropical Storm Edouard, the fifth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane…
A San Antonio storm knocked out power and damaged homes; one barber simply moved his chair outside and kept cutting customers’ hair
Martinez moved a barber’s chair outside the shop and continued cutting customers’ hair. (Photo: TPR) A powerful storm knocked out power and damaged homes across San Antonio on Friday night, but a barber refused to close his shop. Texas Publilc Radio…
Debbie Clark cause of death: Pacemaker issue kills ‘American Gladiator’s’ Storm; son launches GoFundMe
Debbie Clark, who featured as Storm in the 1991 reality fight show American Gladiator, has passed away on Monday, August 24. A former Olympic handball player, Clark’s death at her BostonMassachusetts home was confirmed by her family to TMZ. She was…
In the early 1960s, developers sold 5,850 lots for a private resort on Assateague Island; one five-day storm wiped out nearly every house and helped turn it into a national seashore
The island was protected as a National Seashore in 1965. (Picture: NPS) Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland is known for its undeveloped beaches, wildlife and natural coastal habitats. But plans were once in place to turn large parts of…
In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Image Credit: Canva) A severe storm in 2015 flooded and destroyed a recreational beach parking lot at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, exposing the growing difficulty of maintaining visitor…
Tropical Storm Lala in Hawaii: Roads collapse, 100 homes swept away, no power, mobile service; 1 dead
Tropical Storm Lala strengthened on the Big Island of Hawaii (Picture credit: AP) Hawaii officials linked one death on Monday to Tropical Storm Lala after a woman reported missing from Naalehu on the Big Island was found dead. Authorities did not…
Tropical Storm Lala moves away from Hawaii, leaves trail of damage and lakhs without power
Damage along a roadway on the eastern edge of Hawaii’s Big Island from Hurricane Lala (AP photo) Tropical Storm Lala began moving away from Hawaii on Sunday after battering the islands with heavy rain and powerful winds, leaving at least 100 homes…
Hawaii power outage update: Honolulu and Maui counties affected as Tropical Storm Lala triggers flash flooding
Tropical Storm Lala caused widespread power outages across Hawaii on Sunday, with Honolulu and Maui counties among the hardest hit. A vehicle drives near a downed utility pole dangling above Mamalahoa Highway during Hurricane Lala near Ocean View,…