According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday that Hurricane Melissa, the strongest tropical ...

Meteorologist John Morales needed a moment to collect himself while reporting on Hurricane Melissa, the deadly storm making ...

Now, after days of torrential rainfall and strong winds, seven reported fatalities, and with maximum sustained wind speeds ...

A Georgia Tech researcher says we may need more tools to measure the full impacts of strong hurricanes like Melissa.

Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day ...

As climate change continues to reshape the intensity and behavior of hurricanes, meteorologists and researchers are examining whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a decades-old ...

When we talk about hurricanes, the first number you usually hear is wind speed. That makes sense. Wind is what tears off roofs, knocks down trees, and turns debris into dangerous missiles. Wind kicks ...

Hurricane Melissa, which weakened to a Category 4 after crossing Jamaica on Tuesday, remains a highly intense cyclone as it ...

On Tuesday afternoon, Hurricane Melissa emerged off the northern coast of western Jamaica and is now moving toward eastern ...