Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for ...

Ocean islands modify surface winds on the leeside. Such an island wake generally dissipates quickly and lasts only a few hundred kilometres downwind. Using new satellite data, we detect a wake ...

With six named storms having formed this year, the Eastern Pacific hurricane season is already breaking records.

A system of low pressure could develop near Florida or off the southeastern coast of the U.S. over the Fourth of July weekend, or early next week.

Flossie has weakened to a tropical storm off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph ...

A system of low pressure could develop near Florida or off the southeastern coast of the U.S. over the Fourth of July weekend ...

Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more ...

Relatively unknown global weather patterns can drive the hurricane season. What are the ITCZ, Central American Gyre and the ...

Rapid intensification can make hurricanes more dangerous in a short period, leaving less time for preparation and response.

Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate ...

Hurricane Flossie has strengthened to a Category 2 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center reports ...