A new book explores how culture, geography, perception, experience, and trust shape responses to weather risks.

This aerial photo showcases the boathouse, concrete bulkhead sidewalk and two houses on 93 acres for sale on the Ocean ...

Twenty-one years after the disaster that devastated New Orleans, Tulane University has signed a purchase and sale agreement to buy Charity Hospital and transform it into a symbol of hope. The plan is ...

While other universities scale back research amid federal funding uncertainty, Tulane University will lead a sweeping ...

The New Orleans Land Bridge protects New Orleans from storm surge. Like much of Louisiana's coast, it's disappearing at a ...

Post-Tropical Storm Arthur prompted flooding, strong winds, and rescues in South MS. The National Weather Service reported 20 ...

Early forecasts suggest this year may see the strongest El Niño in a decade—bringing with it more extreme weather. During the last 'super' El Niño about a decade ago, 16 tropical cyclones formed in or ...

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in August 2005, it became far more than a weather disaster: it became a national wake-up call. Katrina made landfall near the Louisiana coast as a ...

When Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. in 2005, nearly 2000 people lost their lives and the cost of the catastrophe exceeded $100 billion. Now, 21 years later, new research from The University of ...

Hurricane Melissa is stronger than Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago, forecasters warn. While both storms reached sustained winds of 175 mph at their peak, Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — “Surviving Katrina” is currently on display at The Tate Etienne and Prevost Center. It’s an exhibition by the artist Ted Ellis that shows the fortitude of New Orleans 20 years ...

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, with wind gusts exceeding 130 mph and a surge of water taller than a two-story building. The water left the coast in ruins and swelled through ...