The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

"It's an argument that has been made several times, and I think it's a good argument." Scientists warn that future hurricanes ...

When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? And when does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What's the difference between a Category 1 and a Category 3 hurricane?

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system that ranks tropical cyclones by their potential destructive power ...

MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Erick was downgraded to a Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale of storm intensity as it dumped rain on southern Mexico Thursday, causing floods, damage to ...

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.

Erick peaked as a Category 4 hurricane prior to moving onshore early Thursday morning along the southwestern coast of Mexico, ...