“Flooding is one of the most damaging and fast-moving threats during storms, so preventive measures are key,” states Laura Finson, Director of Product and Strategy at Brinks Home. “Keep gutters, downspouts, and storm drains clear to reduce water buildup, and use waterproofing and sump pumps with battery backups to protect basements.”

Swirling underwater eddies are aggressively melting two Antarctic glaciers, a recent study found, including the one that could raise sea levels by multiple feet.

Vukelich said crews are being careful on gravel and rougher streets. “A lot of those really soft streets, or streets that, you know, are unfortunately a little bit rougher than others. The areas where we see that rougher infrastructure, we want to be really, really careful in there because we can cause a lot of damage.”

Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica as a stunning Category 5 storm. But the U.S. was spared as the Federal Emergency Management Agency faces drastic change.

STORMS OF THE century, 100-year floods, a perplexing Heat Dome, wildfires turning Seattle into New Dehli — all number among the recent destructive weather events here in Washington.

Looking at the weather map on his computer and seeing three simultaneous tropical storms forming across Asia in late November, climatologist Fredolin Tangang’s first thoughts drifted to the 2004 disaster movie “The Day After Tomorrow.

The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late November were "supercharged" by higher sea temperatures and made worse by rapid deforestation, scientists said in a study published on Thursday.

Intense hurricanes now require that the Caribbean and Florida strengthen homes with smarter design, stronger connections and climate-ready construction practices.