The Saffir-Simpson Scale rates hurricanes on winds. The new proposed scale being devloped by Jennifer Collins. professor in ...

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Kristy has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane, and the storm is now forecast to reach Category 5 strength as it pulls farther away from the coast ...

It's still early, but with three hurricanes making landfall in Florida this year, the new cone is making clear how far inland ...

The Saffir-Simpson Scale explained: How hurricanes are categorized with Meteorologist Leanne Byer Milton becomes a hurricane ...

So a growing number of meteorologists are calling for a different way of categorizing and quantifying the destructiveness of ...

After Hurricane Helene devastated mountain towns in Appalachia and Hurricane Milton followed with winds reaching upwards of ...

Due to the number of hurricanes that have undergone rapid intensification, some researchers have discussed adding a Category ...

Hurricane Milton’s ferocious winds that peaked at 180 mph have people asking yet again—is it time for the National Hurricane ...

Hurricanes have been getting stronger thanks in part to warmer ocean waters linked to climate change, study authors Dr.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system that ranks tropical cyclones by their potential destructive power ...

As hurricane Ian came closer to the west coast, it reached peak intensity as *** cat five before landfall in 2019. Hurricane Dorian. Another category five monster with winds reaching 185 MPH tore ...

Meteorologists' confidence on storm prediction is measured by "forecast uncertainty," according to the NOAA. Storms that are ...