Why so many hurricanes?
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This summer&#39;s onslaught repeats a long-term cycle, bringing back warmer waters and more storms. By Peter N. Spotts | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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A huge storm system covers much of the US, threatening extreme weather, ranging from tornadoes to blizzards.
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The hurricane season in Florida has already exceeded all expectations. Four major hurricanes have hit the state in six weeks, a feat not seen in the United States since 1886. And it's not over yet.
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By Halverson, Jeffrey B THE OFFICIAL TALLY FOR THE 2006 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON STANDS AT nine named storms, slightly below the average of 10 per year. Of its own accord, the statistic hardly seems unusual; nine is just a slight dip below long-term expectations.
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Hurricane Charley's sudden increase in intensity and unexpected path show how difficult it remains for scientists to predict massive storms.
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The four hurricanes that battered Florida in recent months have killed dozens of people and caused billions of dollars in damages. They may also affect the outcome of the presidential election.
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By Brad Heath  VENICE, La. -- State and federal plans for a massive hurricane protection bulwark for Louisiana would sacrifice dozens of coastal communities, some with thousands of residents, to the next Katrina-sized hurricane. The reason: Protecting them would cost too much.
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A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of forecasters here.
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Investor's Business Daily - The flock of hurricanes that hit Florida this season is putting more pressure on forecasters to provide fast, reliable information.
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Homeowners unfortunate enough to get slammed by multiple hurricanes in the past seven weeks have had to face the risk of another less deadly but more expensive disaster.
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Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says "closes the loop" between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina.
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CHICAGO, June 14  /PRNewswire/ -- At the Downes-O'Neill/eDairy 4th Annual Outlook Conference yesterday, noted climatologist Drew Lerner predicted that the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season would be marked by approximately 15 "named" storms, including nine hurricanes and three major hurricanes.
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By Halverson, Jeffrey B  THE OFFICIAL TALLY FOR THE 2006 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON STANDS AT nine named storms, slightly below the average of 10 per year. Of its own accord, the statistic hardly seems unusual; nine is just a slight dip below long-term expectations.
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this season&#39;s busy season of landfalling Atlantic hurricanes has seen a few less-than-perfect calls by tropical
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The hurricane season is finally over today. Seven storms hit the Southeast, three indirectly affecting us. The worst hit Florida. Mother Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne made their presences known in there
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The next Atlantic hurricane season could produce up to 16 named storms, six of them major hurricanes, suggesting another active year but not the record pounding of 2005, scientists said Monday.
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Sarah Mason's home, which she bought with tips from cleaning other houses, started leaking during Hurricane Frances. Then came Hurricane Jeanne. Mason lost about everything, and she had no insurance. The four hurricanes that slammed Florida this year forced 252,000 residents to ask for federal help because their homes were damaged or destroyed.