Category 6 is the new hurricane normal, scientists warn - Human-caused climate change is making major hurricanes like Melissa ...

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new ...

An Oct. 8 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims a hurricane reached a new level of intensity as it approached Florida. “Hurricane Milton is now a Category 6,” the post’s text states. But at ...

Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all the same tropical storms, distinguished only by their geographical formation.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

As hurricane Ian came closer to the west coast, it reached peak intensity as *** cat five before landfall in 2019. Hurricane Dorian. Another category five monster with winds reaching 185 MPH tore ...

THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON Hurricane Scale is lulling coastal residents into a fatally false sense of security. That’s because the scale’s five, single-digit categories distort the danger of an approaching ...