But storm surge forecasts at high resolution can be slow. As a coastal engineer, I study how storm surge and waves interact with natural and human-made features on the ocean floor and coast and ways ...

Hurricane Florence is set to hit the Carolinas with heavy rains and extensive damage expected from storm surges – which carry powerful rain and winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, a ...

Flooding from both heavy rain and wind-driven storm surge will extend from eastern North Carolina to southern New England into Monday night as a sprawling tropical wind and rainstorm crawls northward ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Navid Tahvildari, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Hurricanes are ...

Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Hurricanes are America's most destructive natural ...

Navid Tahvildari's research on coastal flooding has been funded by NSF, NOAA, NASA, and DOT. Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any ...