Have you ever experienced a storm surge? A new virtual reality simulation funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

A storm surge is water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. It is rarely a "wall of water" as often claimed, but rather a rise of water that can be as rapid as several feet in just a few minutes.

Footage from recent hurricanes show how water levels in a storm surge can rise exponentially in a matter of minutes. The comedian received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at one of the ...