But that progress, and future improvements, are now at risk, Vecchi says, because of the ongoing disruptions to federal ...

Hurricanes are powerful storms that can produce strong winds, rain and storm surges. They're called hurricanes in the ...

When hurricane season is in full swing, the news can be difficult to parse. What’s the difference between a hurricane and a tropical cyclone, after all, and what on Earth is an eye wall replacement ...

Hurricanes are some of nature’s most destructive forces. Scientists study hurricanes by taking observations and the best place to do that is from inside the storm. It takes a special kind of ...

For years, the National Hurricane Center has been improving the accuracy of its forecasts, and one short year ago, the United States was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been.

Climate change increased the severity of Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. Since the scientific understanding of how climate change influences hurricanes has changed and improved.