The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce.

Hurricane Simon lashed Mexico's Pacific coast with severe winds and heavy rain on Monday as it threatened to make landfall ...

HOW ARE HURRICANE CATEGORIES DETERMINED?  The scale used to determine a hurricane's strength only measures one main factor.

The Saffir–Simpson scale is useful because it makes wind intensity easy to communicate. Understanding its limits is just as important: the most dangerous hurricane is not always the one with the ...

Hurricane Simon's path south of the United States is being delayed as a new tropical depression may become a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, bringing more flooding rain, dangerous surf and strong winds to ...

Hurricane Simon shifted track slightly on Sunday and was forecast to skirt Mexico's west coast without making landfall, while ...

Hurricane Isaias is the Atlantic’s first major hurricane of 2026. Here’s a look at what that means and how hurricane ...

Rains and flooding along Mexico's Pacific Coast from Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel have left five people dead, ...

This year's hurricane season is expected to be more intense due to the El Niño phenomenon. In addition to the death of a ...

The Obama Presidential Center’s exhibits on climate change was like going back in time to a seemingly more harmonious world.

Hurricane Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a Category 4 storm as it heads toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, bringing ...