Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you hear terms like Category 1, Category 3 or even the rare Category 5 mentioned regarding hurricanes, what is being ...

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is on a direct path toward northeastern Australia, where it will make a rare landfall as a powerful ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The easiest and most straightforward way to measure a hurricane's strength is to use the Saffir-Simpson scale. Divided into five categories, the scale designates each hurricane ...

Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa has renewed calls to amend the scale used to classify the strength of a hurricane and estimate the potential damage it could inflict when it makes landfall. Some ...

Hurricane Milton is barreling toward Florida, where it is projected to make landfall Wednesday night. The storm has been downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center (NHC) ...

As climate change continues to reshape the intensity and behavior of hurricanes, meteorologists and researchers are examining whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a decades-old ...

When you hear terms like Category 1, Category 3 or even the rare Category 5 mentioned regarding hurricanes, what is being discussed is the classification system for hurricanes based on their winds.

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds. A recent study suggests global warming is fueling more intense and rapidly strengthening hurricanes. Scientists have ...