ANCHORAGE, Alaska - High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska's western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground ...

The storm could be one of the most severe Bering Sea storms in nearly 40 years. The strong winds are expected up and down the entire west coast of the state. [Related: Hurricanes from Above ...

“With higher sea levels, the probability of such events causing minor-to-major [1.5 to 4 feet above current high tide levels] flooding is increasing,” said Sweet. But it won’t take a storm ...

Tropical storm watches and warnings remain in ... as long as the Gulf waters remains very warm. The sea surface temperatures are above normal right now in the southern Gulf of Mexico and western ...

In a post-storm survey, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found at least three high-quality still-water marks between 17 - 19’ above mean sea level (MSL) in Mexico Beach, taken inside ...

The hurricane season starts June 1, and forecasters predict storm activity will be “above average.” But what does that mean, ...

Alaska eased through 2011 just a few clicks above a Goldilocks style mean ... "Perhaps the most powerful storm to affect Alaska's Bering Sea coast since the early 1970s -- wind gusts measured ...

It then recedes after the storm passes. Water level heights during a hurricane can reach 20 feet or more above normal sea level. With powerful waves on top of it, a hurricane’s storm surge can cause ...

Subscribe today. The Night Zeus Was Angry is a timelapse film, from Latvian filmmaker Arvids Baranovs, that features a lightning storm over the Baltic Sea. Enjoy coverage of racing ...

Defining Storm Tide, Storm Surge and High Water Mark The storm surge is how high above current sea level the ocean water gets. The number we are most interested in regarding storm surge is how ...