The greatest potential for loss of life related to a hurricane is from the storm surge,” warns the National Hurricane Center.

When Laura Levy returned to her laboratory ... In 2008, a second powerful storm—Hurricane Ike—struck the same area. This time, Galveston bore the brunt of the blow. John Donaho, associate ...

If you live near the ocean, the storm surge is the most dangerous part of a hurricane's hazards. The high death tolls of the ten deadliest U.S. hurricane disasters, including the Galveston ...

As rising sea levels, storm surge and ... area residents. But Galveston did not need Harvey's wake-up call to tune into its increasing vulnerability. A decade earlier, Hurricane Ike already ...

Hurricane Beryl hit ... between Corpus Christi and Galveston — at around 4:00 a.m. CDT with "maximum sustained winds of 80mph." "Life-threatening storm surge and strong winds are occurring ...