Tornadoes and hurricanes are two of the most destructive forces our skies can produce. The sheer ferocity of these storms draws a natural comparison between one another. It’s not uncommon to hear a ...

Over the past 100-plus years, the United States has been hit by some of its worst hurricanes. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused $125 billion in property damage. Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic ...

As fearsome as Category 5 hurricanes can be for people living in harm's way, a new study reports global warming is supercharging some of the most intense cyclones with winds high enough to merit a ...

With reopened trails, a growing food scene, and holiday magic at Biltmore, this resilient city is ready for travelers ...

Hurricanes are growing with such intensity and power due to climate change that a peer-reviewed study argues we need a new category to classify these worst-of-the-worst storms. Currently, hurricanes ...

The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season may rival some of the worst in history as meteorological conditions mirror 2005, the record-breaking year that spawned New Orleans-wrecking Katrina, forecasters say.

2017 could be an “above-normal” year for large hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a potential problem for Gulf Coast oil drillers and refiners. NOAA ...

Three weeks after Jamaica was battered by the worst hurricane to hit the island on record, roads were still clogged with ...

KENSINGTON, Md. -- The projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a "worst case scenario" with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro area, government ...

Fiona and Ian are the 95th and 96th storm names to be retired since the modern naming system began 70 years ago. No hurricanes named Fiona or Ian will ever roll across the Atlantic Ocean again. In ...