HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As hurricanes grow more intense, experts say the Greater Houston region remains dangerously exposed to storm surge threats -- especially from Category 4 and 5 storms. In ...

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

MIAMI – A massive fan roars to life, generating winds powerful enough to strip a roof from its rafters. More than 38,000 gallons of water churn violently as waves slam against the thick acrylic walls ...

Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than ...

It is a common misunderstanding that if you live in the path of an approaching tropical system, you should evacuate. It may be safer, however, to stay put and ride out the storm, as long as you’re in ...

Jacobs Solutions Inc. J has secured a landmark contract from the Gulf Coast Protection District to lead the engineering design of a major coastal storm surge barrier system along the Texas Gulf Coast.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In 2024, Tampa Bay witnessed something that hadn’t happened in generations—a historic storm surge, not from a direct hurricane strike, but from a storm that stayed nearly 100 ...

Scientists have made an unsettling discovery about parts of New Orleans’ $15 billion hurricane protection system: They’re sinking faster than sea levels are rising. Using radar measurements taken from ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Major improvements to Port Arthur’s storm protection system are on the way, with construction expected to begin within the next nine months as part of a multi-billion-dollar levee ...