Hurricanes are measured on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which runs from Category 1 up to Category 5. According to ...

The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, according to an update from the National ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The easiest and most straightforward way to measure a hurricane's strength is to use the Saffir-Simpson scale. Divided into five categories, the scale designates each hurricane ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa became a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, surged up into a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday, and by Monday morning ...

Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa has renewed calls to amend the scale used to classify the strength of a hurricane and estimate the potential damage it could inflict when it makes landfall. Some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 11 p.m., Hurricane Melissa was 125 miles south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and ...

This process, driven by climate change, is increasing the risk of “Category 6” tropical cyclones making landfall in densely populated areas. Reading time 2 minutes Milton. Haiyan. Patricia. These ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a Category 4 hurricane over the weekend. Life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected in parts of Hispaniola and Jamaica. No ...