The three are almost identical, but there is one factor that determines if it is a hurricane, a typhoon or a cyclone -- and ...

What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph or higher that typically registers as a Category 1 or 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

How does a hurricane start out, and when does it officially become a hurricane? Here are the terms you need to know. 1. Low pressure system: A system of winds rotating in the same direction as the ...

Here's where hurricanes come from, what they do, and how to protect yourself if you ever encounter one. What Is a Hurricane?

For now, most of them show a curve to the north, similar to the paths Hurricane Erin and Tropical Storm Fernand took. Some of ...

A brewing system in the Atlantic could possibly become Tropical Storm Gabrielle — or even a hurricane — near the Caribbean ...

Annular tropical cyclones resemble doughnut shaped features with a large symmetric eye and a lack of spiral rainbands. The ...

Hurricane Kiko continues to head toward Hawaii as a Category 3 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. Here's ...

Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena, the latter of which was downgraded from a hurricane on Thursday, are two separate ...

The first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season is gone after unsettling the seas and causing coastal flooding in communities ...

The National Hurricane Center designated a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic as Invest 91L, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 4.