Fact file: storm surge

Storm surge (Wikipedia)

Storm Surge Overview (NOAA)

storm surge (National Geographic)
Storm surge  (Met Office UK)

Storm Surge 101: What they are, and how to prepare for them (GMA News, Nov 15th 2013)

Ferocious winds drove Tacloban surge (BBC, Nov 11th 2013)

Philippines Typhoon Haiyan: 'Storm surge crushed all of these buildings' (BBC, Nov 10th 2013)

Haiyan storm surges caught Philippines by surprise (Yahoo/AP, Nov 11th 2013)
Field Teams Collect Valuable Storm Surge Data (Hal Needham's blog, Aug 1 2014)

CryoSat measures European storm surge

Why so much emphasis on storm surge? This graphic might help. @NHC_Surge @NHC_Atlantic #NWAS14 pic.twitter.com/6PMFUozHLQ
— Ryan Phillips NBC6 (@RyanNBC6) October 23, 2014