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

As climate change leads to more destructive hurricanes, some experts have proposed adding a “Category 6” to 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 Humberto is expected to pass near Bermuda during Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing the risk of strong winds, heavy ...

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 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 ...

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Kiko intensified into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Lorena geared up to lash the coast of Mexico’s Baja California. Kiko surged ...

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