Using advanced computer simulations, researchers from the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) ...

Hurricane Melissa caused at least 75 deaths and over $4 billion in insured losses. Rising ocean temperatures, caused by the greenhouse effect, are fueling more powerful hurricanes. Some scientists ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Record hot ocean temperatures and a tardy El ...

We rarely see tropical activity in February, but it happened once, 74 years ago ion Groundhog Day. Here's what happened.

For the first time in a decade, not a single hurricane struck the U.S. this season, Neil Jacobs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator, said. Image by Andrey ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. 3AM UPDATE: Hurricane Isaias has weakened to ...

What follows in the wake of tropical cyclones—strong, rotating storms that start above tropical oceans? Many people likely imagine destruction, if not even death. Hurricane Katrina, for example, was a ...