The Saffir-Simpson scale ranks hurricanes on their wind speeds, on a scale from 1 to 5. But critics say the scale doesn't represent the true danger.

Sri Lanka is going through one of the most difficult moments in its history. The country was hit by Cyclone Ditwah, which triggered the worst floods in decades, highlighting the fragility of entire ...

Floods and power outages are reported in New Zealand, as authorities warn the worst damage from Cyclone Vaianu is yet to come.

New research is shedding light on just how bumpy Hurricane Hunter missions can be and which seat on the aircraft most closely resembles a roller coaster ride.

Violent winds toppled power lines Friday as a tropical cyclone inched towards Australia’s eastern coast, sparking evacuation orders and leaving more than 50,000 homes without electricity. Tropical ...

The season of atmospheric rivers is again upon us. The 2024-2025 water year’s first major storm is arriving, and from space it looks like a behemoth. The storm currently off the northwest coast of the ...

Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French ...

Cyclone Chido, with winds exceeding 220 km/h, has caused widespread devastation in Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. The prefect of Mayotte described the storm as the worst to hit the ...

Several locations along the East Coast have been enjoying a lengthy "hurricane hiatus." That worries some forecasters.

A powerful snowstorm has blasted the southern United States, snarling travel and bringing subzero temperatures as deadly weather intensified in regions not accustomed to extreme winter weather ...

Sri Lankan history is being rewritten in real time as Cyclone Ditwah hit the island nation, causing floods and landslides that have resulted in the death of hundreds and caused over 200 thousand to be ...