Tampa Bay saw firsthand last year the deadly and catastrophic impacts of storm surge and rainfall from hurricanes. Yet, the ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida have proposed a new Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale that factors in wind, ...

Storm surge and floodng are the deadliest aspects of hurricanes, yet the current scale uses wind information. University of ...

The new scale is called the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale (TCSS) and it provides a different category for each hazard (wind ...

Researchers are pushing to replace the wind-only hurricane scale with a new system that also measures storm surge and ...

The current hurricane scale might be putting lives in danger — and most people don’t even know it. The Saffir-Simpson Scale ...

For decades, the Saffir-Simpson scale has rated hurricanes solely by wind strength, from Category 1 to 5. But researchers say ...

The current hurricane classification does not consider storm surge and rainfall risks, which cause almost 80% of hurricane-related deaths. A new scale could help people better prepare for storms.

Hurricane Kiko has intensified into a major storm over the Pacific Ocean, while Hurricane Lorena is barrelling towards Mexico ...

Hurricane Kiko holds steady as a Category 4 hurricane as it moves closer to the Central Pacific basin, with sustained winds ...

In a matter of hours today, Hurricane Kiko intensified into to a major hurricane, increasing from Category 2 to Category 4 on ...

Kiko surged to Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph), ...