The Saffir-Simpson scale ranks hurricanes on their wind speeds, on a scale from 1 to 5. But critics say the scale doesn't ...

(The Conversation) – In an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some of the most powerful hurricane winds to ever strike land. These Category 5 winds can shatter a test building in the ...

Hurricane Melissa threatens the Caribbean. Cat. 5 winds, 30-40 inches of rain possible. Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands at risk. California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ...

On Wednesday, a team of scientists from Florida International University (FIU) and the University of Kansas tested a ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa made a historic, catastrophic Category 5 landfall in Jamaica, then raked through southeast Cuba and the southeast Bahamas before swiping Bermuda, while it also wrung out days of ...

A post-season analysis released Feb. 25 by the National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hurricane Melissa to a Category 5 storm, stating the storm reached sustained winds of 190 mph at peak intensity.

Record-strength Hurricane Milton aimed at Tampa Milton moves over Florida Wednesday night, sends swell from Atlantic Swell from Hurricanes Kirk, Leslie spreads around Atlantic Those along the Gulf of ...

During a typical year, we would’ve forgotten by now that there’s still a few weeks left in hurricane season. But nothing’s normal during this busiest season on record. Overnight, Hurricane Iota put on ...