In 2011, Schoharie County, NY—a tight-knit rural community of just 30,000—was nearly washed away. Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee devastated homes, businesses, and public infrastructure. Then, ...

Supercharged storms knocking out power lines are dangerous enough, but when they knock out the power before an extreme heat wave, deaths increase because vulnerable people no longer have access to air ...

On Sept. 11, 2001, as terrorist attacks were unfolding in New York City, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer In the third week of August, Ocracoke had a scare when Hurricane Erin swept past. Though the storm stayed ...

Late August isn’t just the rising action of hurricane season — it’s when some of the most important lessons have been learned ...

The author recounts their experiences with several hurricanes that impacted Eastern North Carolina. Hurricane Isabel (2003) caused significant flooding and damage, including the formation of Izzy ...

NEW ORLEANS - Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina roared ashore along the northern Gulf Coast, becoming one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history. The Category 3 ...

PORTLAND (WGME)-- This week marks 14 years since Hurricane Irene left its devastating mark on New England, a storm remembered not for its winds, but for its catastrophic flooding. Irene began its life ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Fourteen years ago on Aug. 27, 2011, Hurricane Irene brought severe weather to Virginia, resulting in millions of power outages across the commonwealth. Irene first made ...

Eric Stern has recently received funding from DHS Science and Technology for an extreme weather informatics project and from NOAA for work on extreme heat events. He has lectured at the National ...