"It's an argument that has been made several times, and I think it's a good argument." Scientists warn that future hurricanes ...

When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? And when does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What's the difference between a Category 1 and a Category 3 hurricane?

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system that ranks tropical cyclones by their potential destructive power ...

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.

One was a structural engineer who thought in the ways engineers are trained to — logically and result-oriented.The other, was a meteorologist who, at age 6, had survived one of the deadliest ...