As Hurricane Erin hits the East Coast, learn the steps to take to keep your family safe when a big storm hits your home.

If you live in a hurricane zone, you can visit the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Web site - - www.Flash.org -- for the latest innovations on building hurricane-proof homes.

Yes, hurricane-resistant homes exist, but hurricane-proof ones don't. With modern-day weather cycles, even top-tier preparation faces serious tests. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

We thought it would be our forever home, so we also spent $130,000 to "hurricane-proof" it - or at least make it more resistant to storms, lashing rain, heavy winds, and surges.

In the wake of a devastating hurricane season, psychotherapist Dr. Melanie Barton is on her fourth year of building a hurricane resistant roundhouse.