The eight-pointed star on the wall outside Trey Click's office marks it as a "survivor." The squat, orange building withstood the ravages of the 1900 hurricane, which nearly flattened this barrier island city and still stands as the nation's deadliest natural disaster. ...more

September 21, 2008

The National Weather Service office on 25th Avenue Southeast is South Shore's eyes and ears when it comes to hurricane preparation. ...more

July 16, 2008

By not retaining the lessons of the March 13, 1993, coastal flooding emergency, West Pasco residents and officials are having to scramble to get in compliance with Federal Emergency Management Agency flood rules and qualify for bigger flood insurance discounts. ...more

February 23, 2008

Still more snow piled up Sunday in the Sierra Nevada, where at least 5 feet had fallen from a storm that contributed to flooding in Fernley, killed at least three people and blacked out thousands of customers. ...more

January 7, 2008

When a mountain of mud and a wall of water buried a Mexican village in a "mini-tsunami," only 14 of the 600 people there disappeared. ...more

November 7, 2007

Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards. ...more

September 15, 2007

As Bob Teague steered the cherry red cigarette boat across the teal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, it seemed like another routine assignment. ...more

September 13, 2007

SARASOTA - As investigators delve into the reasons for a deadly helicopter crash Tuesday, the model who was riding in the boat being photographed recalled the event and the aftermath. ...more

September 12, 2007