How do hurricanes get named? Hurricanes, aka tropical cyclones, are powerful storms that form over warm ocean waters and can cause serious damage. When you hear about the name of a new hurricane on the news,

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday, October 28. How are hurricanes named? And will Hurricane Melissa hit the United States?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its 2023 hurricane outlook, predicting a near-normal season with five to nine hurricanes in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico this year. According to NOAA, this season is expected to ...

Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Beryl were so nasty last year that their names are being retired. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday officially replaced the names of the trio of 2024 storms that killed more than 300 people and caused more ...

Why have so many hurricane names starting with "I" been retired? Thankfully, Imelda isn't causing major impacts this year, but over the decades, more "I"-named storms have been catastrophic enough to never be used again than names starting with any other letter.

How do hurricanes affect baby names? When a hurricane makes landfall, its effects go beyond the physical devastation and disruption to communities in its path. Storms leave lasting societal imprints on many facets of life—even what parents name their ...

So far this season, every hurricane has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane, which is a storm that's a Category 3 or stronger, with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph. And then there's the "I" reputation. The World Meteorological ...