Hurricanes are ranked in terms of strength by two key measurements; their maximum sustained wind speed, and their minimum ...

Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters ...

Hurricane Patricia and other near-record storms of this season have shown what the fuel of warm oceans can produce. Other factors like wind shear matter too, but the role of warm waters can no ...

While Hurricane Patricia should weaken rapidly over the mountainous terrain of Mexico, its remnants will continue to produce heavy rain in central parts of the country and into Texas over the weekend.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Hurricane Patricia, a storm of ­record-setting ferocity, proved no match for the Sierra Madre Occidental. Confronted by the mountain range’s high peaks, Patricia ...

Hurricane Patricia, one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded, is being fueled by El Niño, a weather phenomenon that continues to gain strength in the Pacific Ocean, scientists say.

Patricia was a Category 5 hurricane when it roared into southwestern Mexico then quickly crumbled Saturday.

The reason for Hurricane Patricia's rapid intensification and deterioration? Warm waters, lack of wind shear and tall mountains in Mexico.

Monster Hurricane Patricia Hits Mexico Strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere makes landfall as a Category 5.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico - Only a day after menacing Mexico as one of history's strongest storms, Hurricane Patricia left apparently little damage Saturday as the once-fearsome system spun inland ...