Hurricanes are strong storms that wreak havoc in tropical areas and beyond, but there’s more to them than meets the eye. The word hurricane is believed to come from the indigenous Caribbean Taino word ...

Even though Oklahoma is far from the coast, remnants of powerful Gulf hurricanes can still bring flooding rains to the state, making it important for Oklahomans to understand how these storms form and ...

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded, created "extremely dangerous and life-threatening" conditions in Jamaica, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Climate ...

While the number of hurricanes per season can be unpredictable, their names are anything but. Years before a hurricane forms, ...