
Hurricanes - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live Science
Oct 28, 2025 · News and articles about hurricanes, plus information and facts about how hurricanes form, why they are so destructive and hurricane risks.
Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast this ...
Aug 18, 2025 · Forecasters expect Hurricane Erin, one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in history, to bring flooding and dangerous currents as the Category 4 hurricane travels to the U.S. East …
Hurricanes - Florida Climate Center
The threat of hurricanes is very real for Florida during the six-month long Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 until November 30. The peak of hurricane season occurs between mid …
La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and ...
May 2, 2025 · Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña ...
Why don't hurricanes form at the equator? - Live Science
Apr 10, 2023 · Here's why hurricanes, also known as tropical cyclones and typhoons, don't form at the equator and why it would be rare for them to cross it.
How strong can hurricanes get? - Live Science
Oct 8, 2024 · There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."
Experts predicted way more hurricanes this year - Live Science
Sep 25, 2024 · Here's one reason why the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has had such few storms.
Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for ...
Aug 25, 2024 · Conditions ripe for a hurricane Hurricanes typically start as atmospheric tropical waves, areas of low pressure associated with clusters of thunderstorms.
Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane ...
Oct 10, 2024 · The speed of Milton's intensification means it is tied with hurricanes Wilma, in 2005, and Felix, in 2007, for the fastest time on record for an Atlantic storm reaching Category 5 intensity, said ...
'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the ...
May 23, 2025 · Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes are classified as major hurricanes. The hurricane season runs when ocean and atmospheric conditions are most favorable for tropical storms.