The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, according to an update from the National ...

Thought Category 5 was as bad as a hurricane could get? Think again. As Hurricane Melissa barrels off into the Atlantic after devastating Jamaica and Cuba, some scientists say the age of Category 6 ...

Georgia Tech expert Zachary Handlos joins a growing conversation about whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale adequately reflects the full range of hurricane hazards in a changing climate.

UNITED STATES, — As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, some in the meteorological community are questioning if the traditional way of measuring hurricane strength still ...

"They were more or less steered to the north." Expert reveals why the US was not hit by a hurricane for the first time in a ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and ...

We are tracking *** major hurricane Melissa in the Atlantic right now, or excuse me, down in the Caribbean south of Jamaica this morning. This is *** Category 5 hurricane, so *** very, very strong ...

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

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a rating or category assigned to each hurricane based on the hurricane’s maximum sustained wind. The higher the rating, the more likely the hurricane is to ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds. A recent study suggests global warming is fueling more intense and rapidly strengthening hurricanes. Scientists have ...