The Saffir-Simpson scale ranks hurricanes on their wind speeds, on a scale from 1 to 5. But critics say the scale doesn't ...

Despite a quiet start and a lull during the peak, the season produced three Category 5 hurricanes. Most storms were steered away from the continental U.S., but Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica as ...

Experts from the National Hurricane Center warn that the Saffir-Simpson scale's focus on wind speed overlooks deadly threats ...

Hurricane Erin has dramatically intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in just 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center confirmed on Saturday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For quite a while this season, I thought I was going to be gleefully writing about a boring hurricane season where fish storm ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and ...

Record-strength Hurricane Milton aimed at Tampa Milton moves over Florida Wednesday night, sends swell from Atlantic Swell from Hurricanes Kirk, Leslie spreads around Atlantic Those along the Gulf of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida residents seem to frequently focus on weather-related topics. And with good reason. We go from dreading to leave our ...

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 ...