/tags/storm-surge storm surge en-US SA国际传谋 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:59:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-16/hurricanes-forecast-florida-tank-climate-change As a warming planet generates more monster hurricanes that can rapidly intensify, researchers are whipping up winds and waves in a giant tank on Virginia Key to improve building designs and better forecasts. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:59:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-16/hurricanes-forecast-florida-tank-climate-change Jenny Staletovich /government-politics/2026-06-04/key-biscayne-stormwater-petition-gets-enough-signatures-for-november-ballot A citizen petition drive that aimed at limiting big stormwater projects in Key Biscayne appears to have collected enough signatures to go on the November ballot, the Elections Department said Wednesday. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:39:48 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-04/key-biscayne-stormwater-petition-gets-enough-signatures-for-november-ballot Tony Winton | Key Biscayne Independent /2025-10-13/florida-communities-turn-to-buyouts-to-limit-flooding-surge-damage More than a dozen communities across the state have active voluntary home buyout programs designed to reduce damage from flooding and storm surge. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-10-13/florida-communities-turn-to-buyouts-to-limit-flooding-surge-damage Andrew Wulfeck /hurricane-coverage/2024-10-23/storm-surge-national-hurricane-center-milton-helene Following the devastating landfalls of two major hurricanes that spread catastrophic flooding across Florida, SA国际传谋 sat down with the head of the National Hurricane Center's storm surge unit. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-10-23/storm-surge-national-hurricane-center-milton-helene Jenny Staletovich /environment/2024-10-22/a-tiktokers-florida-home-flooded-3-times-in-4-years-now-shes-raising-it-by-12-feet Even at about $400,000, Dr. Meghan Martin said it鈥檚 the easiest and most affordable option she has. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-10-22/a-tiktokers-florida-home-flooded-3-times-in-4-years-now-shes-raising-it-by-12-feet Denise Hruby | Miami Herald /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-15/hurricane-idalia-shows-nature-may-provide-the-best-shoreline-protection Researchers at the University of Florida found that nature-based "living shoreline" projects significantly reduced wave energy and were largely undamaged during Hurricane Idalia last year. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:00:04 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-15/hurricane-idalia-shows-nature-may-provide-the-best-shoreline-protection Greg Allen /environment/2023-09-21/hurricane-idalia-steinhatchee-storm-surge-environment A look at the factors that allowed a compact storm such as Idalia to send storm surge down Florida's west coast and the strokes of luck that prevented worse damage. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-09-21/hurricane-idalia-steinhatchee-storm-surge-environment Bill Kearney | Sun Sentinel /weather/2023-08-29/supermoon-idalia-high-tides A rare blue supermoon could play a role in an unfolding disaster as Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida's west coast. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:21:12 GMT /weather/2023-08-29/supermoon-idalia-high-tides Jeff Martin | The Associated Press /environment/2023-08-23/miami-coast-storm-surge A brand new set of protections for Miami-Dade鈥檚 storm-prone coast is once again on the table after the county agreed to move forward with a new coastal protection study. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:16:17 GMT /environment/2023-08-23/miami-coast-storm-surge Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2023-01-10/can-hybrid-super-reefs-defend-the-coasts-um-leading-research-for-military-project To protect coastal bases, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has enlisted corals, oysters and three international teams of scientists to develop 鈥渉ybrid reefs,鈥� to break up damaging waves. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:09:42 GMT /environment/2023-01-10/can-hybrid-super-reefs-defend-the-coasts-um-leading-research-for-military-project Nicolas Rivero