There's a good reason that colorful cottage you booked for a getaway to Galveston Island, home to one of the country's best beaches for a family vacation, sits high up on stilts. As a barrier island, ...

Isaac M. Cline, a Weather Bureau employee, lost his wife and home in the historic storm Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE in 2016. FPG/Hulton ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On September 8, 1900, what was only a weak tropical storm a few days earlier intensified into a Category 4 hurricane and smashed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1900 Storm Image by Galveston Historyweb One hundred twenty-six years ago Tuesday, a hurricane struck Galveston and left ...

Hurricanes can affect water quality by stirring up sediment, dumping freshwater into coastal waters and causing large waves ...

Read full article: Aqua Texas water bills: State lawmakers push for refunds and new consumer protections after KPRC 2 investigation Houston water meter problems: Customers say high bills and lack of ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston officials are urging residents to be prepared as Tropical Storm Edouard approaches the Texas and Louisiana coast, with flash flooding, heavy rain and dangerous rip ...

Moving water has been the key to finding fish. Areas along the ship channel and jetties with a good current have been producing some exciting action.

Before we had modern technology, how did we know about hurricanes? It all came down to communication, record keeping, and ...