Hurricane Kirk is expected to bring large swells to the U.S. East Coast by Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.

A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...

From Hurricane Helene to Typhoon Yagi, powerful storms are battering the globe, and scientists warn that a warming planet is ...

Hurricane Kirk is expected to strengthen bringing swells to the U.S. east coast on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.

And in the case of Hurricane Helene, experts were predicting that the storm surge would be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, where the peninsula meets the Panhandle.

Don't just consider the Saffir-Simpson scale. Look for the color of the lights at the Waffle House, the Southeast's favorite diner. If they're green, you can breathe: It's serving its full menu.

Kirk will continue to grow into a powerful hurricane. Tropical Leslie has formed and is forecast to become a hurricane.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed. This scale does not take into account other potentially deadly hazards such as ...

That's a powerful argument that we need a better way to rate these behemoths than the old Saffir-Simpson Scale that charts maximum sustained wind speeds and is the current key measure.