Understanding how storms form helps explain why forecasters watch ocean temperatures and wind patterns so closely.

Hurricanes may be old hat in Florida, but they’re not a disaster that nature often inflicts on Southern California. The last one to damage the region was in 1858, when a tropical cyclone with 75 mph ...

Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm on Monday. Rapid intensification is when a ...