An animation depicts how Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm recorded this year, has strengthened over the past 24 ...

Finally, sea-levels are rising, mainly due to a combination of melting glaciers and ice sheets, and the fact that warmer ...

UPDATE: Tropical Storm Jerry forms over Atlantic. See latest forecast map, track. The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical system in the central Atlantic that has a high probability of ...

Many people think of warm ocean temperatures as the main driver behind the evolution of hurricanes. And, yes, the hot seas contribute immensely to powering nascent tropical systems. But 80 percent of ...

Hurricanes need warm oceanic waters to form. While the summer season is winding down and the North Atlantic is cooling down, hurricanes form closer to the Equator, and September is when the tropical ...

A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s backloaded burst of tropical activity. Even though fewer storms tend to form now, in the late-season, ...