The hurricane is in rarified air for storms in November, but will be in much different shape as it approaches the US.

Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in western Cuba, where it ...

New Mexico emergency management officials were moving equipment and workers into place Wednesday ahead of a major storm forecast to hit the state.

"There is high confidence that human-caused climate change has already increased the intensity of rainfall in the storms," an expert told Newsweek.

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is still expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.