Horacio is spinning in the remote South Indian Ocean. It's a reminder that the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is only three months away.

Tropical Cyclone Horacio became the world’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 on Monday, reaching 160 mph (260 km/h) winds over the remote South Indian Ocean, according to forecasters.Horacio ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm as it battered Jamaica, becoming the strongest system the region had seen in years. Spain suffers second major train crash in days Opinion: ...

The Miami Hurricanes pulled off the unbelieveable and upset the Ohio State Buckeyes, 24-14. It now makes Ohio State 0-3 on New Year's Eve in the College Football Playoff era. Miami was led by ...

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Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding ...

The physics is straightforward and unforgiving as warmer oceans mean more energy for tropical cyclones, and a warmer atmosphere holds more water. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season that ends Nov. 30 was one for the record books, but maybe not in the way anyone expected when it began June 1. For the first time in a decade, no hurricane made ...

Despite a quiet start and a lull during the peak, the season produced three Category 5 hurricanes. Most storms were steered away from the continental U.S., but Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica as ...

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

Though November hurricanes are far less common, that doesn't mean they don't exist in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30 for a reason – treacherous storms can and have happened.

Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. It was a high-end Category 5 hurricane, and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall ...