When you hear terms like Category 1, Category 3 or even the rare Category 5 mentioned regarding hurricanes, what is being discussed is the classification system for hurricanes based on their winds.

Super Typhoon Ragasa has reached rarified, new heights this weekend. Reaching sustained winds of 270 km/h for a short time, the feat makes Ragasa––currently located northeast of Manila, ...

Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm on Monday. Rapid intensification is when a storm's winds increase by at least 34.5 mph in 24 hours. Experts say this ...

Hong Kong is bracing for widespread damage and disruption from the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is currently churning off the northern coast of the Philippines with tree-snapping winds. The ...

MIAMI – The Atlantic hurricane season may still be running a bit behind schedule when it comes to the number of their namesake storms, but what the season has lacked so far in quantity it has made up ...

Gabrielle became a major Category 3 hurricane on Monday morning, with wind speeds reaching 120 mph. The NHC is tracking two tropical waves with medium and high chances of developing through the week.

Typhoon Ragasa battered a large area of the world as it left a path of destruction in its wake. Deaths from this storm were recorded in Taiwan and the northern Philippines as intense rainfall and ...

As climate change leads to more destructive hurricanes, some experts have proposed adding a “Category 6” to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea. reading ...

Hurricane Gabrielle continued to strengthen this afternoon as it reached Category 4 status as it moved away from the island, the Bermuda Weather Service said. The BWS said that the storm’s closest ...