In the 1950s, storm names were named all female names. In the 1940s the weather agency proposed using the military phonetic ...

The history of naming hurricanes spans decades and is expansive in nature. There is quite a bit of criteria when it comes to naming hurricanes, as these storms, should they be devastating, will be ...

Katrina, Sandy, Andrew — some names are inextricably linked with some of the most devastating hurricanes in recent U.S. history. But how do hurricanes and other tropical storms get their names? First, ...

A scene of the wreckage left behind by a hurricane that swept through the Florida Keys in 1935. Bettmann / CORBIS / Bettmann Archive Bryan Norcross remembers the moment well. It was 3:30 a.m. on ...

Recent decades have brought a series of powerful and destructive hurricanes that have reshaped communities across the United ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...