Melissa’s sustained winds reached 185 mph at landfall in Jamaica. Only a handful of Atlantic hurricanes have reached such speeds.

A decade has passed since the last Atlantic hurricane season occurred without a hurricane making landfall in the United ...

The brave men and woman onboard NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme ...

Scientists say "many lines of evidence" convey the dangers of extreme weather. But too much information risks muddling the ...

The planet's average surface temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, largely due to human activities. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like ...

Jamaica's $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more ...

A new study find that Hurricane Melissa's rapid intensification was six times more likely because of climate change.

FIU is a leader in hurricane research, resilience and disaster mitigation. The list below includes experts available to discuss hurricanes and their aftermath, including social, economic, health and ...

Travellers are generally advised to take out insurance as early as they can, and there’s a good reason for doing that when it ...