Hurricanes are classified under the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks storms based on their sustained wind speeds and predicts potential damage. The scale has five categories, ranging ...

September is typically the peak month of the Atlantic hurricane season, but thankfully, it has been relatively quiet so far. Scientists are monitoring Gabrielle, which is expected to become a ...

A NOAA study found that hurricanes are affected by particle pollution.

Like other forecasters before them, NOAA is predicting below-normal activity for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, but there remains "uncertainty in how each season will unfold." The agency is ...

Like an oncoming ship on the distant horizon, the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is steadily approaching. Now just over three months away, meteorologists are busy preparing their forecasts for the ...