When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? And when does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What's the difference between a Category 1 and a Category 3 hurricane?

Hurricane Erick is rapidly intensifying in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and is about 100 miles south-southeast of Puerto Angel, ...

One was a structural engineer who thought in the ways engineers are trained to — logically and result-oriented.The other, was a meteorologist who, at age 6, had survived one of the deadliest ...

As ocean surface temperatures continue to set record highs around the world, hurricanes have been able to develop more ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system that ranks tropical cyclones by their potential destructive power ...

These are some of the major hurricanes that have hit South Carolina over the years and what hurricane categories mean.

Tropical Storm Erick is strengthening in the Eastern Pacific Ocean some 265 miles southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico, and is ...

As climate change continues to alter the landscape with more intense weather patterns, some scientists argue that a new ...

Dr. Xiaomin Chen, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, has published a paper in Geophysical Research ...

A survey finds that people are more likely to leave their homes when forecast information is communicated clearly, is ...