Katrina stands as the most infamous storm to form during the second-most active hurricane season on record. This unusually ...

Humberto is now the 44th hurricane in the Atlantic to hit Category 5 intensity. This is the 12th storm to achieve that feat ...

As climate change leads to more destructive hurricanes, some experts have proposed adding a “Category 6” to the ...

Cat. 2 Humberto and Cat. 1 Imelda will remain in the Atlantic but close enough to kick up rough surf and rip currents for the ...

Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm on Monday. Rapid intensification is when a ...

The current hurricane scale might be putting lives in danger — and most people don’t even know it. The Saffir-Simpson Scale only measures wind speed, but 80% of hurricane-related deaths come from ...

Storm surge and floodng are the deadliest aspects of hurricanes, yet the current scale uses wind information. University of ...

Hurricane Narda continued to churn in the waters of the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, after the National Hurricane Center said ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Since 1971, hurricanes have been rated using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS).

A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane ...

Hurricane Imelda intensifies with 75 mph winds, posing a threat to Bermuda as it moves northeast towards the island.

Hurricane Imelda formed off the southeastern U.S. coast on Tuesday morning, and forecasters say the deadly storm will likely ...