The last hurricane to make landfall in New England was 34 years ago, and some think it might be well past time for another. According to the hurricane database, there have been 15 hurricane landfalls ...

Eighty-seven years ago last Sunday, the Great New England Hurricane of 1938 damaged more than 8,900 homes and caused around 700 fatalities across the region. Now, climate scientists warn that these ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — East Providence on Monday rededicated its fire boat for a firefighter who was killed 86 years ago trying to save others in the Hurricane of 1938. The fire department's ...

Throughout Rhode Island, high water mark plaques serve as sobering reminders of the damage wrought by hurricanes and other natural disasters. They range from weathered markers commemorating the Great ...