With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...

For the first time in a decade, there was no direct landfall on the U.S. from a hurricane. Despite no landfalls, it was still an active season overall with 13 named storms and three Category 5 ...

The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge.

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season ended less than a week ago. It will be remembered for producing the second-most Category 5 storms in a single season. What is also notable is that there wasn't a ...

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds and is expected to be Jamaica's worst hurricane on record. The island is facing severe shortages of essential supplies like plywood, and ...

The physics is straightforward and unforgiving as warmer oceans mean more energy for tropical cyclones, and a warmer atmosphere holds more water. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth ...

Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. It was a high-end Category 5 hurricane, and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall ...