An Oct. 8 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims a hurricane reached a new level of intensity as it approached Florida. “Hurricane Milton is now a Category 6,” the post’s text states. There ...

A year ago, Hurricane Helene drove its way up from the Gulf of Mexico through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia, devastating areas that have rarely — if ever — endured so ...

A woman walks through debris after Hurricane Iniki swept through Kapaa, Kauai, in 1992. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber?

It rises like a mountain, up and to the right, and it has become one of the most potent illustrations of the perils of man-made global warming. It’s a chart showing the number of billion-dollar ...

With hurricane season entering its second half, communities along the Atlantic coast are being urged to "prepare now" for an above-average number of storms. NOAA experts also say that the likelihood ...

In October 2024, as Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, a viral rumor claimed it had been renamed to "Hurricane Millicent." According to a set of viral screenshots, the World Meteorological ...

MIAMI — Fifth time's the charm? After much speculation and many rounds of overhyped ghost storms going viral on social media, the Atlantic has its first real hurricane of the year: Erin. Erin ...

A short video showing a plane slicing through the eye wall of Hurricane Melissa has gone viral, leaving many stunned. The five-second clip, filmed from a window seat, shows the aircraft flying into ...