From grocery stores to neighborhoods, a hurricane's category might be among the most discussed aspects of a threatening storm. Those categories are based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, ...

Hurricane Debby’s approach to landfall and potential for up to 30 inches of rain in some locations in the Southeast perfectly illustrates a problem meteorologist Barry Goldsmith wrestled with back in ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Saffir-Simpson Scale. You've heard of it, you've even used it to talk about hurricanes with your friends and family. But how much do you really know about it? Each time you hear a ...

Authors of a new study said they hope to "raise awareness that the wind-hazard risk from storms presently designated as Category 5 has increased" Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE.

A hurricane is a type of tropical system that forms either in the Atlantic or Pacific ocean, on either side of North America. These storms can range in size from small tropical wind storms to massive ...

Latest on two wind energy stumbling blocks, a directive from Department of the Interior and an amendment to the SPEED Act passed by the U.S. House.

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is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media ...

The Adani Group's solar, wind and green hydrogen businesses posted a breakout year in 2025, delivering record scale, ...