Hurricanes

The Saffir-Simpson hurricane only goes up to Category 5. But in theory, winds from a powerful hurricane could blow the scale out of the water, scientists say.

Barry is now packing winds of 75 mph. Life-threatening flash flooding will become increasingly likely later today and tonight as Barry moves inland.

New Orleans is bracing for a tropical storm that is expected to hit tonight or tomorrow, bringing with it chances of intense flooding.

The GOES-West weather satellite captured the gorgeous shot.

Here's what to expect for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season and how to get prepared.

Here's a guide to the Atlantic hurricane season, including predictions, naming conventions and how to prepare for a storm.

The cyclone has triggered the biggest evacuation in the country's history.

One of the worst cyclones to hit southern Africa left flooding that could be seen from space.

Ocean temperatures reached their highest point since accurate measurements first began in the 1950s.

Rainfall in some of the biggest storms in recent years was fueled by climate change.

East Island in Hawaii is no more.

The storm struck the Gulf coast of Florida this afternoon as the third most intense hurricane ever to strike the continental U.S., and the most intense since 1969.

A close-up view captures the whirling clouds circling Hurricane Michael's eye

Forecasters watching Hurricane Michael barrel toward the Gulf coast of Florida earlier this week saw the storm do something "most unusual."

Florida is bracing for winds up to 140 mph and a potentially deadly storm surge.

Video shared from the town of Washington, North Carolina shows a riverfront drowned as far as the camera can see by Hurricane Florence's floodwaters.

Hurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.