The history of hurricane names is expansive, and there are many reasons for why these powerful storms get names each year.

Katrina, Sandy, Andrew — some names are inextricably linked with some of the most devastating hurricanes in recent U.S. history. But how do hurricanes and other tropical storms get their names? First, ...

A scene of the wreckage left behind by a hurricane that swept through the Florida Keys in 1935. Bettmann / CORBIS / Bettmann Archive Bryan Norcross remembers the moment well. It was 3:30 a.m. on ...

It is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of East Tennessee, but hurricanes are not unheard of in the region. Within the past 30 years, at least five hurricanes have ...

A Category 4 hurricane making direct landfall on New York City could cause as much as $500 billion in insured damage.

As climate change intensifies, back-to-back hurricanes like Imelda and Humberto may become more common. In a paper published ...

The history of naming hurricanes spans decades and is expansive in nature. There is quite a bit of criteria when it comes to naming hurricanes, as these storms, should they be devastating, will be ...