Multiple factors both in the atmosphere and ocean determine whether a tropical storm or hurricane will gain strength, hold ...

Florida braces for its first hurricane as tropical waves emerge. The National Hurricane Center monitors potential storms, ...

Hurricane Season has already spawned three storms. Here's what the start of the season can tell us about what's ahead.

As the death toll climbs in Texas, the Trump Administration is actively undermining the nation’s ability to predict—and to ...

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

It took several months to clean up the river, clogged with debris from Helene, but the Elk River Falls Area in the Pisgah ...

Jim Starlin spent years as a firefighter and paramedic and served as an emergency preparedness coordinator at Duke University ...

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they ...

The low-pressure area (LPA), designated as 7d, located outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), developed into a ...

Typical humidity is driving the heat index to the triple-digit numbers. As afternoon high temperatures rise up to the lower ...

As ominous storm clouds gather once more over Texas, the desperate search for more than 150 individuals still missing since the catastrophic July 4 floods has now stretched into its second week.

Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing its ability to absorb water. Severe to extreme preexisting drought ...