Hurricanes are measured on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which runs from Category 1 up to Category 5. According to ...

Horacio is spinning in the remote South Indian Ocean. It's a reminder that the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is only three months away.

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, ...

Horacio became the world's first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 Monday, with winds hitting 160 mph over the southern ...

The updated assessment of Hurricane Melissa finds the storm reached sustained winds of 190 mph at peak intensity.

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 ...

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concluded on Sunday, marking a year that produced 13 named storms, five hurricanes and four major hurricanes — but none of those storms made landfall in ...

Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. It was a high-end Category 5 hurricane, and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall ...

Reality: in 2025, it was not very realistic. In a year when AI images of ALF dunking a basketball through Saturn’s rings overtook podcasts rating hot sauce as the most valuable economic sector, ...