Hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30, and so far this year there have been 13 named storms, beginning with Tropical Storm Andrea in June and, most recently, Hurricane Melissa, according to ...

Georgia Tech expert Zachary Handlos joins a growing conversation about whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale adequately reflects the full range of hurricane hazards in a changing climate.

Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in both Jamaica and Cuba in the last two days, followed what has unfortunately become a familiar pattern for major storms in a warming world. The most ...

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A cold front is bearing down on Florida which could upend the Hurricane Season leading to tropical developments in new areas. The season runs from June 1 through to November 30, with the cold weather ...

Hurricane Melissa continued to rage as a more than 140 mph Category 4 storm Sunday night and continued on its path toward Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas. “Tropical storm conditions are likely occurring ...

Editor's note: Track the latest forecasts for Hurricane Melissa with USA TODAY's storm tracker for Saturday, Oct. 25. The National Hurricane Center reports Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane in ...

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 ...

Since 1851, 309 storms have made landfall in the continental U.S. with hurricane-strength winds, according to data analyzed by the Get the Facts Data Team. That’s slightly more than 17 hurricanes a ...