According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new ...

Human-caused climate change is making major hurricanes like Melissa much stronger, faster and ultimately more ...

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about the need for a Category 6 designation.

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ ...

Delta weakened slightly into a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Since 1971, hurricanes have been rated using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). Researchers at the University of Florida say this scale needs to be updated because ...

Hurricane Melissa has become a powerful Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean – and less than 130 miles from Kingston, ...

The bleak numbers that reveal Hurricane Melissa’s scale of destruction - One week after the Category 5 ‘Storm of the Century’ ...

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Kiko, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. NOAA via AP Hurricane Kiko intensified into a major hurricane in ...

A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane severity. Jennifer Collins had been studying evacuation patterns when she saw ...