Subtropical storms in the Atlantic Basin can occur one or more times each hurricane season, and are a mix of two different, familiar storm types. To explain subtropical storms, we need to start by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tropical depression: Maximum sustained wind speed less than 63 km/h. Tropical storm: Maximum sustained wind speed more than 63 ...

During the deep summer and early fall, all eyes are on the tropics in areas prone to hurricane activity. Most storms begin as “invests,” or areas of rain shower and thunderstorm activity that is ...

As one of the most destructive types of natural disaster, tropical cyclones have long been a key focus in disaster prevention and mitigation efforts. However, when tropical cyclones migrate into the ...

Humidity during two distinct types of heat wave. While the presence of a high-pressure system in a typical heat wave leads to low humidity (left), the tropical cyclone heatwave pattern brings both ...

Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it’s located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Subtropical storms in the Atlantic Basin can occur one or more times each hurricane season, and are a mix of two different, ...