Mediterranean cyclones encompass a spectrum of low-pressure systems that form over the semi-enclosed basin, ranging from classical extratropical storms driven by mid-latitude baroclinic instability to ...

Subtropical storms in the Atlantic Basin can occur one or more times each hurricane season, and are a mix of two different, familiar storm types. To explain subtropical storms, we need to start by ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Hurricane Melissa is expected to become an extratropical cyclone later today as it quickly moves away from Bermuda. According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa is located ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --The one-time Hurricane Imelda weakened to an extratropical cyclone Thursday after passing over Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was about 315 miles east-northeast ...

Hurricane Melissa has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone and is moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. The storm caused over 50 deaths and widespread power outages after hitting Jamaica as a Category 5 ...

About a year ago, researchers at the University of Michigan found that the extratropical cyclones that are the biggest drivers of winter weather in the Great Lakes region are warming and trending ...

Synoptic-scale disturbances in tropical cyclones refer to atmospheric waves and disturbances with spatial scales of roughly 1 000 to 2 500 km and lifespans of two to eight days that interact with the ...