Hurricane Milton delivered surprises at almost every turn. What started as a small, tightly wound hurricane has grown into a sprawling monster that has strengthened at one of the fastest rates in history. The storm threatens to send a dangerous wave of water to parts of both the west and east coasts of Florida, with … Read more
Before Hurricane Helene began devastating parts of the southeastern U.S., Amanda Wright had expected some rain and perhaps some flooding in the area around Knoxville, Tennessee, where she lives. It wasn’t until friends more than two hours away in Asheville, North Carolina, started posting warnings on Facebook that Wright realized how dangerous the storm could … Read more
If global temperatures continue to increase, causing storms more intenseSome researchers say the Saffir-Simpson scale, which measures a hurricane’s wind speeds, does not adequately address the dangers associated with extreme storms. In a new study, scientists examined a hypothetical expansion of the scale to include a category 6, and found that such a designation could … Read more