“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.”

The first of a series of powerful storms is slamming the Pacific Northwest, dumping heavy rain and swelling rivers.

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.”

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

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.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A line of thunderstorms is sliding in from the Gulf this evening, bringing the Suncoast a round of downpours, gusty winds, and even a small chance for a brief tornado. Most of us will just see rain and occasional lightning, but a couple storms could pack a punch.

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.

A BDMLR spokesperson said: "After storms and high tides, seals often haul out to rest, digest and recover. "For very young pups, rough seas can also separate mother and pup or displace pups from sheltered pupping areas. "In many cases, the mother is still nearby and will return to feed when undisturbed.