Hurricane Erin became the Atlantic Ocean’s first hurricane of the season – which runs from June 1 to November 30 – rapidly intensifying to Category 5 on Saturday before weakening to Category 2 on ...

When hurricane season is in full swing, the news can be difficult to parse. What’s the difference between a hurricane and a tropical cyclone, after all, and what on Earth is an eye wall replacement ...

Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds strengthen and reach between 39 and 73 miles per hour, the ...

Erin intensified rapidly during the early hours of Saturday. It went from being a tropical storm on Friday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, to a category 5 hurricane by 11 a.m. on ...

Hurricanes are the most powerful storms on Earth, but are often steered around the globe by just a gentle breeze. A hurricane is a spinning area of low pressure over warm ocean waters featuring ...

FALMOUTH, Mass. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - June 1st marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, a five-month stretch where we keep a close eye on the tropical Atlantic. Forecasters are ...

As Category 4 Hurricane Laura crashed onshore in Louisiana, it packed winds of 150 mph and caused destruction along its path. But, as hundreds of thousands of residents were evacuated and many more ...

Adam Robinson stands on a pile of beach sand inside his unit caused by the storm surge from hurricanes Helene and Milton at the Fisherman’s Cove beachfront condominium in Siesta Key, Florida on ...