The 2025 Atlantic Basin hurricane season has officially ended. The season ended with 13 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes.

Vibrio, a toxic microbe found in warm coastal waters, is on the rise in South Carolina as the earth’s climate changes.

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A University of South Florida professor is among a team of researchers suggesting a change to how the risks associated with tropical cyclones are communicated. Forecasters ...

Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...

A staggering new observation of Hurricane Melissa was confirmed this week: As the powerful storm was preparing to hit Jamaica in late October, a dropsonde — a probe launched out of the belly of a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is winding down, with just days to go until its official end. On this edition of Tracking the Tropics, our team looks back on the season, which ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Melissa has officially made more history. During a Hurricane Hunter mission a dropsonde measured a wind gust of 252 mph. After an extensive review process, the U.S. National ...

The incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind gust is now officially the highest wind speed ever recorded by the ...