The 2024 hurricane season forecasts are alarming. Can history teach us what to expect?

Can history give us an idea of what to expect this year? Forecasters with Colorado State University looked at five years with similar conditions. Read More

'Category 5' was considered the worst hurricane. There's something scarier, study says.

As fearsome as Category 5 hurricanes ... have met the criteria and all five occurred within the last decade. To be clear, they aren’t proposing adding that category to the National Hurricane ... Read More

Why hurricane experts are debating increasing the hurricane scale to Category 6

"Some Category 3 storms are really deadly, and some Category 5 storms aren't by the time they make landfall," Wehner said. The authors propose a Category 6 hurricane ... It's certainly not for us ... Read More

Will a Category 6 hurricane form in the Gulf of Mexico? It's possible, study says

"So we don't think a Category 6 would be needed. When Ian made landfall, it was only 5 ... (Hurricane) Ian it was kind of a fun sport to see where the hurricanes were going to go, but it's not ... Read More

With climate change, is it time to consider a Category 6 hurricane?

The study’s authors claim ... Only four Category 5 storms have made landfall in the United States, and three of those hit Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. Read More

24 Record-Breaking Hurricanes with the Most Devastation

It caused significant destruction and resulted in over 400 fatalities, first in Haiti and then in the U.S., demonstrating the far-reaching effects of hurricanes ... Category 2 hurricane, made ... Read More