tropical storms, Tag

When you hear the word 'hurricane,' you probably don't think about Ireland. But Tropical Storm Ophelia, which has been downgraded from its status as a hurricane, is on a path towards the country, with warnings of high seas,...

Tropical Storm Harvey is battering the Houston area, affecting over 6.8 million people. With so many people and pets displaced and suffering, you may be wondering how you can help. Whether you live close to the disaster area...

Tropical Storm Harvey is battering the Houston area, affecting over 6.8 million people. With so many people and pets displaced and suffering, you may be wondering how you can help. Whether you live close to the disaster area...

Texas is being pummeled by rain that has swept away cars, an entire train, and possibly even one man attempting to rescue his dog. Authorities have been forced to close I-45 and half of the state is under flash flood warnings...

Just off the coast of Mexico swirls a storm that was just measured as the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded. That's right - ever in history. A few brave souls flew into the eye of the hurricane to measure its might earlier...

Just off the coast of Mexico swirls a storm that was just measured as the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded. That's right - ever in history. A few brave souls flew into the eye of the hurricane to measure its might earlier...

Why do some hurricanes intensify very rapidly while others do not? That's the big question that NASA scientists are grappling with - and they've launched a set of repurposed military surveillance drones to find answers...

Image via Shutterstock Researchers from the UK Met Office have discovered that the presence of man-made aerosols affects hurricane activity, but not in the way that one might automatically assume...

Image via Shutterstock Researchers from the UK Met Office have discovered that the presence of man-made aerosols affects hurricane activity, but not in the way that one might automatically assume...

For the community of Makoko of Lagos, Nigeria life on the water is nothing new. Prone to flooding, residents have dealt with encroaching waters for generations by building houses on stilts and using canoes as their main source...

Five days after Typhoon Bopha made landfall on the Philippines’ southern Mindanao Island, a weakened storm hit the northwestern Philippines’ on Sunday...

Five days after Typhoon Bopha made landfall on southern Mindanao Island, Philippines, a weakened storm hit the northwestern Philippines’ on Sunday. With winds stronger than those seen from Hurricane Sandy, Bopha has left...

For homebuilders, constructing a house that can withstand hurricane winds can be tricky, because the only way to run a test is to wait for a major storm to develop...