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 ...

The first forecast for the 2026 hurricane season suggests tropical activity for the coming year will stick close to the ...

Katrina, Sandy, Andrew — some names are inextricably linked with some of the most devastating hurricanes in recent U.S. history. But how do hurricanes and other tropical storms get their names? First, ...

Say goodbye to Beryl, Helene and Milton. The World Meteorological Committee officially retired the names from the list of hurricane names "because of the death and destruction these storms caused in ...

The World Meteorological Organization announced Wednesday that hurricane names 'Florence' and 'Michael' would be retired. Both storms caused extensive fatalities and damage from Florida north to ...

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 ...

Storms must graduate to tropical storm status before getting named. Aug. 26, 2011 — -- Hurricane Irene might be the most menacing storm to threaten the U.S East Coast in years. But how'd she get ...

Some Atlantic Basin hurricane and tropical storm names will never be used again. Just as no New York Yankee will ever again wear No. 3 (Babe Ruth), nor will a Los Angeles Laker ever claim No. 32 ...

We have shown you how hurricanes get their names, but have you noticed that hurricanes are not always called hurricanes in other parts of the world? Darla asks: "Hey Ray! I hear storms called typhoons ...