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Forecasters Flag Tampa, Miami and Southern New England as Overdue for Direct Hurricanes

Low-lying terrain plus rapid growth raise the stakes of any direct strike.

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Mexico Warns of Busy 2026 Hurricane Season With Pacific Leading Risk

Super Typhoon Sinlaku Targets Northern Marianas as Guam Braces

NHC Reanalysis Puts Hurricane Melissa in Tie for Strongest Atlantic Hurricane by Wind Speed

Rapid Study Links Warmer Seas to Deadly November Floods in South and Southeast Asia

Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends With No U.S. Landfalls as Three Category 5 Hurricanes Form

Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends With Fewer Storms, Fiercer Cyclones and No U.S. Landfalls

Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears Quiet Close With No U.S. Hurricane Landfalls

Philippines Confirms 204 Dead From Typhoon 25 as Typhoon Phonwong Strengthens on a Path Toward Taiwan and Okinawa

Jamaica Appeals for Help After Hurricane Melissa as Death Toll Climbs and Towns Remain Cut Off

Melissa Slams Jamaica as Cuban Evacuations Top 735,000 With Powerful Hurricane Nearing

Hurricane Imelda Races Away From Bermuda as Perilous Surf Pounds U.S. East Coast

Imelda Strengthens to Hurricane as Bermuda Issues Watch

Hurricane Rita at 20: Louisiana and Texas Mark a Devastating Gulf Landfall

Atlantic Stays Quiet at Peak of Hurricane Season as NHC Expects No Formation for Seven Days

Hawai‘i Under Emergency as Hurricane Kiko Weakens to Category 3

Hawaii Declares Statewide Emergency With Kiko a Category 4 in the Central Pacific

Atlantic Hurricane Season Enters Peak as Mexico Heightens Storm Vigilance

Hurricane Kiko Strengthens in Pacific as Lorena Forms, Atlantic Wave Nears Development

Hurricane Erin Weakens and Heads Out to Sea, Yet Dangerous Surf Lashes U.S. Northeast