Finally, sea-levels are rising, mainly due to a combination of melting glaciers and ice sheets, and the fact that warmer water takes up more space. Local factors can also play a part. This means storm surges happen on top of already elevated sea levels, worsening coastal flooding.

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through Nov. 30th. A Hurricane WARNING: Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas... Southeastern and Central Bahamas. A Tropical Storm WARNING: Haiti... Cuban province of Camaguey... Turks and Caicos Islands

Melissa is now tied with the second strongest storm in Atlantic Basin history between 2024 and 1842. The strongest hurricane recorded globally was Hurricane Patricia in the eastern Pacific off the southern Mexican coast.

From Mitch and Sandy to Wilma and Hazel, deadly and destructive October hurricanes have left their mark over the decades.

The outer bands of distant remnants of Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Imelda on the tiny British territory. Imelda had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph Wednesday and its ...

The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa ‘s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday.

Two storms in the western Atlantic are headed towards the U.S. East Coast—Invest 94L and tropical storm Humberto. "What's unusual about this is the proximity of Humberto to 94L," said a National Weather Service (NWS) spokesperson at the service's 11 a.m ...

Tropical Storm Jerry could become a hurricane by the weekend, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. Tropical storm conditions are possible later today into Friday on portions of the northern Leeward Islands as Jerry passes nearby ...