University of Florida researchers are assisting a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation into the impacts of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. UF researchers used a wind ...

A hurricane’s category is one of the most well-known metrics to describe how dangerous a storm is, but that single number only tells part of the story. Another key bit of information about a storm is ...

FIU’s Wall of Wind turns hurricane fury into science, marking 20 years of breakthroughs that strengthen buildings and protect communities.

Hurricane Kiko, currently located about a bit closer to Hawaii than Mexico, could be steered close to the Hawaiian Islands by the middle of the week, and if the track shifts a bit farther south, it ...

Wind alone does not account for all hurricane-related fatalities. Storm surge and rainfall do as well. Yet the current warning system—the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—measures a storm's ...

When you hear terms like Category 1, Category 3 or even the rare Category 5 mentioned regarding hurricanes, what is being discussed is the classification system for hurricanes based on their winds.

Two hurricanes are present in the eastern Pacific as of Thursday morning, Kiko and Lorena. Meteorologists have warned that Lorena could bring heavy rain impacts to parts of Mexico and the U.S. By ...

As Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda churn in the Atlantic, the Treasure Coast is under a wind advisory until 4 a.m. Sept. 30. Wind conditions on the Treasure Coast are expected to bring ...

A new Realtor.com report finds Florida leads the nation in homes threatened by flood and wind risks. Nearly 6 million U.S. homes, valued at $3.4 trillion, face severe or extreme flood risk over the ...