S. than Katrina, with many of the more than 500 direct deaths attributed to storm surge. It delivered one of the higher surges in modern records, estimated at 24-28 feet along about 20 miles of ...

A detailed view of the storm surge: comparing Katrina to Camille and General characteristics of storm surges. Depiction of a 15-foot hurricane storm surge occurring at high tide of two feet about ...

I wrote about the different names of major tropical systems that included hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons. Ironically, a major storm, Tropical Cyclone Alfred, made landfall on Australia’s East Coast ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court should reverse its decision ordering United States Automobile Association to pay $15 million ...

9. Once the eye of Katrina reaches the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, the surge in the Funnel and Industrial Canal levels off and begins to drain due to the storm's westerly winds.

Shane Guidry, who has no official role in the Landry administration, is pushing to scrap reforms put into place after ...