When Hurricane Melissa tore into Jamaica with winds exceeding 185 mph, it sent a clear message: storms are now reaching wind ...

The question is no longer whether resilient construction is worth the cost. It’s how much will it cost the region if ...

Flooding in a neighborhood caused by a hurricane - Bilanol/Shutterstock Yes, hurricane-resistant homes exist, but hurricane-proof ones don't. With modern-day weather cycles, even top-tier preparation ...

From grocery stores to neighborhoods, a hurricane's category might be among the most discussed aspects of a threatening storm. Those categories are based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, ...

The roar builds as wind and rain lash against the walls of a low-rise South Florida home. Loose objects — chairs, a bicycle, a bird cage — lift into the air and disappear on a massive gust. The wind ...

This coastal commercial building, Gulf Shores, experienced wall cladding and secondary structure failure following a hurricane event. Roaring thunder, crackling lightning, incredible gusts of wind, ...

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As if hurricanes needed any more kick. Human-caused climate change is boosting the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes by a whole category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds strengthen and reach between 39 and 73 miles per hour, the ...

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...