‘Now is the time’: Hurricane category 6 could be introduced under new storm severity scale

‘Now is the time’: Hurricane category 6 could be introduced under new storm severity scale

Cyclone Florence made landfall in South Carolina in September 2018. It was a Category 1 cyclone, however the disastrous flooding that followed eliminated 55 individuals. (Image credit: Stocktrek Images/Getty Images)…

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Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning

Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning

Lighting flashed in the eye wall of Hurricane Erin as it heightened on Saturday(Aug. 15 ). ( Image credit: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University…

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Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast this week, forecasters warn

Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast this week, forecasters warn

Typhoon Erin quickly heightened into a Category 5 cyclone on Saturday(Aug. 15).[ 19659003](Image credit: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and…

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‘Space hurricane’ caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun’s quietest days

‘Space hurricane’ caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun’s quietest days

An artist’s idea of an area typhoon putting plasma high over the North Pole. Observed in 2014, the almost eight-hour storm triggered extreme area weather condition results, in spite of…

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Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming

Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming

Disruptions in the Atlantic might be absolutely nothing, or they might be the seeds of a devastating cyclone. (Image credit: FrankRamspott through Getty Images) When tropical meteorologists peer at satellite…

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