Typhoons and hurricanes are some of the most powerful and destructive weather systems in the world. What are the differences ...

Storm surges historically cause the most destruction, but forecasting improvements have led to earlier warnings and the ...

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Weather hazard maps have nearly 100 colors including six variations of red, a "bisque," "moccasin," cornflower blue, and ...

The department aims to ‘elevate the debate’ on changes to global climate, avoiding overheated rhetoric about impending ...

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As Florida enters peak hurricane season, questions persist about the safety of the detainees as well as staff housed at ...

A westward-moving tropical wave could produce an area of low pressure in the tropical Atlantic late in the week of Aug. 18, ...

Violent thunderstorms with hurricane-force wind gusts roared across the northern Plains and upper Midwest overnight, downing trees, knocking out power and causing damage in their wake.