By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – When the Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1, national forecasters will roll out a new feature: color-coded and broadcast-ready maps to graphically show the potential for flooding from storm surges. We are not a storm surge savvy nation. Yet storm surge is responsible for over half the deaths […]

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – When the Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1, national forecasters will roll out a new feature: color-coded and broadcast-ready maps to graphically show the potential for flooding from storm surges. “We are not a storm surge savvy nation. Yet storm surge is responsible for over half the deaths […]