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  1. Hurricanes - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live …

    Oct 23, 2025 · News and articles about hurricanes, plus information and facts about how hurricanes form, why they are so destructive and hurricane risks.

  2. Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast …

    Aug 18, 2025 · Forecasters expect Hurricane Erin, one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in history, to bring flooding and dangerous currents as the Category 4 hurricane travels to the …

  3. Hurricanes - Florida Climate Center

    The threat of hurricanes is very real for Florida during the six-month long Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 until November 30. The peak of hurricane season occurs …

  4. This year's hurricane season could see 25 named storms, NOAA …

    May 23, 2024 · An average hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven of which are hurricanes and three of which are major hurricanes, according to NOAA. The most active …

  5. Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 …

    Oct 10, 2024 · The speed of Milton's intensification means it is tied with hurricanes Wilma, in 2005, and Felix, in 2007, for the fastest time on record for an Atlantic storm reaching Category …

  6. 'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to …

    May 23, 2025 · Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes are classified as major hurricanes. The hurricane season runs when ocean and atmospheric conditions are most favorable for tropical storms.

  7. Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for ...

    Aug 25, 2024 · Conditions ripe for a hurricane Hurricanes typically start as atmospheric tropical waves, areas of low pressure associated with clusters of thunderstorms.

  8. Why don't hurricanes form at the equator? - Live Science

    Apr 10, 2023 · Here's why hurricanes, also known as tropical cyclones and typhoons, don't form at the equator and why it would be rare for them to cross it.

  9. Experts predicted way more hurricanes this year - Live Science

    Sep 25, 2024 · Here's one reason why the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has had such few storms.

  10. How strong can hurricanes get? - Live Science

    Oct 8, 2024 · There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."