Hurricanes, as destructive as they are, also play a crucial role in keeping Earth’s climate balanced and our planet green and ...

Hurricanes are currently categorized on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates storms on a scale of 1-5 based ...

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.

Hurricanes can be one of the most destructive forces of nature. When these deeply powerful storms make landfall, they can cause widespread devastation for coastal communities. If you're a surfer, ...

Hurricane Melissa, an intense Category 5 storm, threatened to bring catastrophic winds, heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides as it tracked through the northern Caribbean and neared landfall in ...

Hurricane Melissa headed to eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday after bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica, where it made landfall as a Category 5 storm Tuesday. Authorities ...