Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.
While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at that intensity.
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While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at that intensity.
Residents in at least four Florida counties were ordered to evacuate from barrier islands, low-lying areas and mobile homes.
More than four decades ago, 60 Minutes reported, "Solar energy may be an idea whose time has come for all of us." Today, the Bahamas is turning to solar arrays to restore power after Hurricane Dorian.
A recent study by scientist Jim Kossin found that tropical storms are 30% more likely to reach hurricane strength than they were just 40 years ago. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli reports on the relationship between these intense storms and climate change.
A dog who survived Hurricane Dorian is being called a "miracle" in the Bahamas. The people who rescued the dog have named him Miracle because he survived underneath rubble for about a month. WPEC-TV's Lexi Nahl reports from Florida.
More than three months after the hurricane, thousands of people are homeless.
This year will likely be the second or third warmest year ever recorded, according to a UN agency.
Officials believe three cows swam about 4 miles to safety and are now "grazing peacefully together" on land
He was emaciated but miraculously survived — so they named him "Miracle"
Most Americans say climate change is happening and believe it contributes at least some to many extreme weather conditions
The storm will likely take a sharp turn northeast away from coastal Florida
The Bahamas government has issued a tropical storm warning for its northwestern islands
Some residents have been without power and running water for a week
Prime Minister said Dorian impacted the northwest Bahamas' islands for approximately 60 hours, with "the southern eyewall planted over Grand Bahama for about 30 hours"
He says he lives to give – and those words to live by just earned him a free birthday trip to Disney World
The Bahamas are close to Jordan's heart, and he is known to donate to efforts that hit close to home
Neil Jacobs' comments come after a top NOAA official said the agency likely violated scientific integrity rules
Craig McLean, NOAA's acting chief scientist, wrote an email to colleagues that called the agency's response "political"
The official death toll in the Bahamas is 45, but that number is expected to skyrocket
Storm that became hurricane August 28 still had hurricane-force winds as late as Sunday, over eastern Canada; Bahamas death toll continues to rise
The death toll has risen to 45, as officials continue to comb through miles of debris, trying to account for hundreds of missing
The Bahamas are recovering after Dorian decimated the islands for 48 hours, killing at least 43 people; at least two were killed in North Carolina
Category 1 Hurricane Dorian hits North Carolina coast as hundreds of thousands were without power
Five days after the storm ravaged the Bahamas, 76,000 people are in urgent need of food and water
"Everything's gone! Everything!" one woman said after Dorian slammed into the Bahamas