Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed over the Central Atlantic on Wednesday, ending an extended quiet period during what is ...

A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane ...

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

Researchers at the University of South Florida have proposed a new Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale that factors in wind, ...

Tampa Bay saw firsthand last year the deadly and catastrophic impacts of storm surge and rainfall from hurricanes. Yet, the ...

According to Hans de Moel, a co-author of the study, calculating the category using the new scale would be simple. The wind ...

For decades, the Saffir-Simpson scale has rated hurricanes solely by wind strength, from Category 1 to 5. But researchers say ...

MIAMI (AP) — 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 ...

Hurricanes wreak havoc and destruction, leaving tragedy in their wake. There have been 32 hurricanes since 1851 that have killed 100 or more people in the U.S. and its territories. In all, these ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale, used for decades, relies solely on wind speed to categorize hurricanes from 1 to 5. However, this method ignores the deadly dangers of storm surges and intense ...