Hurricane Melissa now holds a place in Atlantic basin record books as one of the most powerful tropical cyclones to develop ...

Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children ...

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

Hotter-than-average Caribbean water made Hurricane Melissa stronger and wetter. Its part of a trend that scientists link back to climate change.

Scientists call this “rapid intensification”. As the planet warms, this violent strengthening is becoming more common. These ...

The safest place to be when a hurricane approaches is somewhere else; so you should definitely evacuate when you are told to.

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors.

Melissa is strengthening before landfall, is now a 180 mph Category 5, and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.

Long Island's susceptibility to catastrophic storms is being fueled by climate change, according to a report from the state ...

Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.

Over the last 40 years, oceans have absorbed about 90% of the warming caused by heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.