Late August isn’t just the rising action of hurricane season — it’s when some of the most important lessons have been learned ...

Supercharged storms knocking out power lines are dangerous enough, but when they knock out the power before an extreme heat ...

It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 1,400 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage.

Scientists and engineers have been implementing steps to better protect New Orleans, but recent government actions are undermining the work, raising alarm ...

Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, at 6pm on Wednesday.