Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone.

WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...

Far from being put off by the roaring ruckus of a nearby cyclone, this elusive seabird flies closer just to stay alive.

For many Washington homeowners and businesses, they've been waiting for help with repairs and recovery costs after November's bomb cyclone storm. Now, help is on the way.

From record-high temperatures to a windstorm that brought the most severe power outages in years, last year set quite a few ...

Snow and ice will spread into the Southern Plains Wednesday night. Parts of north and west Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and ...

In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the ...

A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France.

A tropical depression can intensify and become a tropical storm if wind speeds are from 62km/h (39mph) to 119km/h (74mph). Anything above that is considered a tropical cyclone. The terminology can ...

Retired policeman Terry Ey and his wife Rosemary took up a posting in Darwin just before Christmas in 1974. They reflect on ...

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years. At least 22 people have been killed since Chido made landfall on ...