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 ...

He is co-author of a recently published paper on Mahina, which indicates it may have been “the strongest, most intense cyclone to have crossed Australian shores historically and may have been ...

The highest storm tide noted in historical accounts was produced by the 1899 Cyclone Mahina, estimated at almost 44 feet (13.4 m) at Bathurst Bay, Australia. In the United States, one of the largest ...