Here's what the hurricane categories mean
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes on a scale from 1 to 5.
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes on a scale from 1 to 5.
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The National Weather Service is hiring hundreds of entry-level employees after losing about 15% of its staff to federal cuts last year.
Colorado State University has updated its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast, predicting nine named storms and four hurricanes may develop during the 2026 season.
A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship in Alaska last week. Fin whales are endangered and particularly threatened by vessel strikes.
Arthur, the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall.
Forecasters say the potential first tropical cyclone of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season could develop into a fully formed storm on Wednesday and bring life-threatening flash flooding.
These pilots fly into the eye of the storm to keep South Floridians safe and informed as hurricane season starts.
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is quickly approaching, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is releasing its forecast for what to expect.
Massive mats of sargassum are washing onto South Florida beaches earlier and heavier this season, prompting FIU researchers to explore turning the seaweed into food products.
Typhoon Sinlaku came ashore on a chain of remote U.S. island territories in the Western Pacific, which includes Guam, on Tuesday. It was a super typhoon at the time.
Dr. Chuanmin Hu, a professor of Oceanography at the University of South Florida, delivered the warning following the school's latest 2026 sargassum outlook.
Maps show where the next blast of Arctic air and a potential winter storm are expected to travel this weekend, according to the latest forecast models.
The federal government is trying to fend off a lawsuit challenging a boat speed limit designed to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, which migrate each year to calving grounds off Northeast Florida and other parts of the Southeast.
A suite of new Artificial Intelligence technology is being rolled out in major weather forecasting models.
Temperatures in the Arctic continue to follow a long-term warming trend, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The 2025 hurricane season is drawing to a close without a single one making landfall in the continental United States.
Priscilla has been losing punch but could still bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. over the weekend, forecasters say.
After growing into a hurricane, Gabrielle, the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, is gaining steam, but is not expected to make landfall.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service have expanded an online tool that visualizes U.S. flooding forecasts.
Tropical Storm Erin was on the verge of becoming the Atlantic season's first hurricane early Friday.
Two months into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA forecasters updated their prediction for how many tropical storms and hurricanes to expect.
The 2025 list of hurricane and tropical storm names was last used in 2019. This Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have an above-normal number of storms.
After announcing it would lose access to key weather satellite data, NOAA will retain access, the agency said in a statement.
A Florida federal judge Wednesday refused to allow conservation groups to intervene in a lawsuit to help defend a rule aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales, after the groups expressed concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to the protections.
The weather service in Miami is short five meteorologists, Key West is down four and the National Hurricane Center is short five hurricane specialists.
