Hurricanes are some of the most powerful forces on Earth, ranked from Category 1 to Category 5 based on wind speeds and ...

Category 5 hurricanes are the most powerful type of storm on Earth. They can cause catastrophic damage with wind speeds of more than 157 mph. These storms are rare, but when they form they can be ...

Egg prices are (still) up. Here are 5 easy substitutes. Florida's storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene ...

Blocking aid to another state in need is a relatively new ugly streak in American politics. Aid for California shouldn't be a ...

Residents of Florida's central west coast made final preparations for Hurricane Milton, which roared back to a Category 5 storm Tuesday and is forecast to make landfall near Sarasota late ...

Even as Ian gathered strength and neared Category 5 status, experts warned that ... and extended outages as crews assess the damage. "Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds will mean parts of ...

A major hurricane is a Category 3 or higher based on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of Hurricane Intensity and, according to previous USA TODAY reporting, only four Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall ...

In 2024, two hurricanes reached Category 5 status — storms that would not ... and more significant damage to infrastructure. Dr. Friederike Otto, co-lead of World Weather Attribution, noted ...

Streetleaf’s solar streetlights can withstand Category 5 hurricanes, and it aims to deploy them across Florida to boost storm resilience.