It was the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, killing at least 6,000 people here. Galvestonians refused to leave.

California’s coastline has been battered by powerful storms in the Pacific, bringing with it towering waves that have left beachgoers scrambling for safety while causing significant damage to ...

“Unfortunately for sparsely populated villages, local governments tend to favour relocation instead of building expensive sea walls,” Heri Andreas, an expert on land subsidence from the ...