Large and unpredictable Atlantic hurricanes are becoming more common due to climate change, with scientists increasingly relying on AI to improve forecasts, although many remain skeptical of the ...

Katrina. Sandy. Helene. Just hearing these hurricane names brings to mind scenes of destruction in New Orleans, New York City and North Carolina, respectively. But it's more than putting a human name ...

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season starts today, June 1. Predictions are for a "below-normal" hurricane season, but officials warn Florida residents should always be prepared. Florida faces the ...

ORLANDO – Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are not just focused on this season’s storms. They are also rethinking how past hurricanes were measured — and working with new tools that could ...

Experts are monitoring potential tropical development in the Gulf of America, though no immediate threat exists.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We're still about two weeks from the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season but as has been its custom in recent years, the National ...

What is El Niño and how does it affect hurricanes in the Atlantic? El Niño means more wind shear in the Atlantic, which tears apart tropical cyclones. Does El Niño mean you shouldn't prepare for ...

The final countdown is quickly ticking away to the start of the 2026 hurricane seasons, in the Atlantic hurricane basin and in the Eastern Pacific. On Friday, May 15, the National Hurricane Center ...