In this episode, Clint Smith details his experience as a teenager in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005. The widespread devastation of Hurricane Katrina was a result of faulty levees and a fumbled response by FEMA,...

Military leaders have known for millennia that the time to prepare for a challenge is before it hits you, says scientist and retired US Navy officer David Titley. He takes us from the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria to the icy shores...

Located in the southwest of Asia, Saudi Arabia forms a geographic and cultural bridge between the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe. As the world's 47th-largest country, Saudi Arabia is comprised of five geographical regions....

Hurricane Helene and Milton are painful reminders that our oceans are changing. Warmer ocean waters are acting on higher sea levels, causing catastrophic damage to our coastal communities. And what’s scarier is that the sea level rise...

The Gulf Coast of the United States is a beautiful area with miles of beaches and weather that most regions of the world would love. Despite this, a large section in the middle of the Gulf Coast has very low population compared to Texas...

As our seas rise and hurricanes get stronger, it is important that we understand more about storm surge – the most dangerous part of a hurricane. In this episode of Weathered we tell the story behind the best video we’ve ever seen of...

After three years of bitter fighting between the United States and Great Britain, the War of 1812 concluded with the Treaty of Ghent. At least, it should have, because one final battle was about to be fought: the Battle of New Orleans.

“Hurricanes” describes the stages of a hurricane, the damage a hurricane can do, and the ways to stay safe during a hurricane.

A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near the Mississippi-Alabama State line on July 5, 1916, with record wind and storm surge impact in Mobile, Alabama, and then inland flooding throughout several states. Newspapers reported, “The...

A history of the devasting 2004 hurricane that struck the Alabama coast.

A history of the 1969, Category 5 hurricane, that struck the Mississippi coast.

It's going to be a good Spring or a not so good Spring depending on where you live.

How much and how fast will sea level rise in the coming decades? What makes sea level rise hard to predict? Who will be affected?



NASA experts and guests discuss how sea level has risen an average of about seven...

Sea level rise is often spoken of in future terms, including projections for impacts we’re likely to see by the end of the century. But in many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of...

This clip offers a brief introduction to the States in the Southeastern Region of the United States.