Here is what the scale means: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was first developed in the early 1970s by Herbert ...

Delta re-strengthened into a Category Three Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with additional strengthening expected on Thursday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) ...

As climate change continues to reshape the intensity and behavior of hurricanes, meteorologists and researchers are examining ...

Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. With more intense storms becoming more frequent, do we need something higher than Category ...

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

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

Beryl grew from a tropical depression with 35 mph winds into a major hurricane with 115 mph winds in under 42 hours. It ultimately made landfall three times, in Grenada, Quintana Roo and Texas, ...

TAMPA, Fla. - For decades, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale has served as the only way to categorize hurricanes, ranking cyclones from Category 1 to 5 based on sustained wind speeds, but ...

Hurricane Humberto is expected to pass near Bermuda during Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing the risk of strong winds, heavy ...

Hurricane Priscilla continues to pick up strength in the Pacific Ocean, with its outer bands expected to affect the southern ...

A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane severity. Jennifer Collins had been studying evacuation patterns when she saw ...

MIAMI — 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 to ...