The ORNL took can be used for preparing for weather emergencies by running numerous scenarios on a supercomputer.

While the recovery continues from Hurricane Melissa, it's still amazing to me that just five years ago, we were entering a two-week period when two Category 4 hurricanes struck virtually the same ...

Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in both Jamaica and Cuba in the last two days, followed what has unfortunately become a familiar pattern for major storms in a warming world. The most ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa lashed Jamaica with violent winds, destructive storm surge and relentless rainfall this week, coming ashore as one of the strongest hurricanes on Atlantic record.

Hours from landfall, Hurricane Melissa is also slow moving like Hurricane Harvey in 2017, which could mean catastrophic flooding. By Judson Jones Reporter and meteorologist Hurricane Melissa is only ...

Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification and its projected torrential rain are highlighting the problems for emergency responders who will have to deal with crises on several Caribbean islands ...

What were the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the United States in recorded history? While storms such as Katrina and Helene are infamous for the catastrophic destruction caused by flooding, ...

For the last few years, I have opined about the inadequacy of the Saffir — Simpson scale for conveying the full impacts of hurricanes. Harvey (2017), Milton (2024) and Helene (2024) are examples of ...

Buying a home in Houston’s booming suburbs often comes with hidden risks. When Hurricane Harvey flooded hundreds of thousands of homes across Southeast Texas in 2017, many saw it as a warning about ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — While it's unusual to have such a quiet Labor Day weekend, we'll certainly take the lack of tropical activity across the Atlantic Basin. History tells us that the 'quiet' does ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey evolved rapidly from a tropical depression to a major hurricane in around 40 hours. Hurricane Harvey was a storm like no other for some Lake ...

Last week, Hurricane Erin became the first major hurricane of the 2025 season, peaking as a Category 5 storm and leading to 12 deaths. Erin’s erratic nature, highlighted by its ability to intensify ...