Weather

Rising sea levels pose a threat to the communities along the coastlines of New Jersey and New York that experts say will cost billions upon billions of dollars to protect.

The NY metro area was drying out Friday after some morning showers and more flooding a day earlier.

The heavy rainstorms and saturated ground caused flooding in parts of southern New Jersey on Wednesday and Thursday, disrupting travel and stranding cars.

When wind conditions are just right, cloud formations can be whipped up to look like ocean waves — a rare phenomenon captured by photographer Amy Hunter at Smith Mountain Lake in western Virginia on Tuesday.

A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Tuesday night, and officials warned of a tsunami up to one meter (3.3 feet) high along parts of the coast.