The hurricane already hit Grenada, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines with venom, and now encroaches on Jamaica.
Several factors are contributing to what could be a record season for the ocean-borne storms.
Some scientists say Category 5 is not enough to describe the monster storms that have battered us in recent years.
A warming planet means warmer oceans, which fuel storms to grow and strengthen at a much faster rate compared to a few decades ago.
The storm is expected to bring rainfall, gusts of wind, and isolated flash flooding throughout the coast.
The storm system is currently hanging out between the Caribbean and Africa, and could become a category 3 storm by Tuesday.
More than 90% of hurricane deaths analyzed occurred in U.S. counties that were ranked high on the CDC's social vulnerability index.
Due to high ocean temperatures this year, we could see anywhere from 14 to 21 hurricanes form in the Atlantic ocean, the agency said.
Tropical cyclones in the U.S. over the past two decades have been linked to surges of several waterborne diseases—and it's only going to get worse.
This year’s names list includes Idalia, Philippe, and Ophelia.
The storm picked up juice quickly over unusually warm waters and hit Myanmar with devastating force.
After three years of La Niña, changes are afoot. Here's what an El Niño would mean for weather across the U.S.
The deadly storm hit Mozambique and Malawi for a second time over the weekend, weeks after it first made landfall in February.
Pacific Ocean waters have risen closer to average temperatures, ending the multi-year La Niña phenomenon that brought drought to the western Americas.
More than 600,000 Floridians are still without power in the aftermath of the storm.
The Loop Current is ominously far north this year—combined with other factors, it could make for a disastrous hurricane season.
2020's extra-wet hurricanes are directly attributable to climate change, a new study finds.
An alert about an incoming disaster can mean the difference between life and death.
Thousands of people's homes have been destroyed as the region struggles to recover from Tropical Storm Ana.
HD video isn't the only thing Saildrone captured. Data from the heart of the storm could help researchers, too.
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