Federal forecasters have assigned a one in four chance of a "very strong" El Niño developing later this year.

Early outlooks might predict unremarkable numbers of hurricanes, but forecasters still say volatile and dangerous weather ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale ranks hurricanes on their wind speeds, on a scale from 1 to 5. But critics say the scale doesn't represent the true danger.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Early hurricane season forecasts have begun rolling out and will continue over the next several weeks, with the June 1 start to ...