Tropical Storm Melissa is likely to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane. But its forecast sluggish movement may produce ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane over the Caribbean Sea this weekend. The storm ...

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 ...

Melissa may be struggling now, but it is expected to rapidly intensify. It's also going to be a slow mover into early next ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly strengthen to a major hurricane over the Caribbean and could end up being one ...

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.

For the last few years, I have opined about the inadequacy of the Saffir — Simpson scale for conveying the full impacts of hurricanes. Harvey (2017), Milton (2024) and Helene (2024) are examples of ...

While Hurricane Erin, now long gone and a post-tropical cyclone, did not pose a direct threat to the Northeast, it was a storm that saw dramatic fluctuations in intensity during its life cycle, even ...

Windy weather is in the short-term forecast. Meteorologist Adam Rutt talks about an aspect of windy weather that you may not ...

As climate change continues to alter the landscape with more intense weather patterns, some scientists argue that a new Category 6 might need to be considered, as storms continue to intensify in ...

A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane severity. Jennifer Collins had been studying evacuation patterns when she saw ...