The "cone of concern" used by the National Hurricane Center was first launched more than 20 years ago and while there have been some adjustments made over the years, probably none have been as ...

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane can be—and then some. It will be weeks before experts can truly assess just ...

Hurricane Melissa was already one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—and now scientists have confirmed a new way it neared superlative status. Newly released data show ...

Hurricane’s team looked at the evidence from previous experiments and suggested that one way to create a more stable and less spiky implosion would be to adjust NIF’s laser pulses, to make them ...