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Category 5 hurricanes are rare. How does Ian compare to the worst storms?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHurricane Ian was intensifying Wednesday, with winds topping 155 mph — just 2 mph shy of becoming a...
On This Day, Sept. 24: Hurricane Rita makes landfall
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA military vehicle makes it's way down a flooded St. Bernard Street in Louisiana on September 25, 2005, after the region swapped by Hurricane Rita. The...
Wednesday's live updates: Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida; Marion County prepares
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Hurricane Ian continues its assault on Florida, thousands of Marion County residents and county...
On This Day, Sept. 1: Great Kantō earthquake kills 143,000 in Japan
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn September 1, 1923, an earthquake struck Yokohama, Japan. The so-called Great Kantō earthquake...
45 people died in Lee County, where Ian made landfall. Did officials do enough?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the death toll in Florida from Hurricane Ian climbed to 71 on Tuesday, many continued to question...
On This Day, Aug. 29: Judge orders Nixon to turn over Watergate tapes
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn August 29, 1973, U.S. District Judge John Sirica ordered U.S. President Richard Nixon to turn...
It’s the first day of hurricane season and we have a tropical depression in the Gulf
CNN· 9 months agoToday is the first official day of the Atlantic hurricane season and it’s already off to an active...
Above-average tropical storm, hurricane activity expected this year as La Nina lingers into summer
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 2022 hurricane season starts today, and emergency managers say now is the time to prepare as an...
Zero named storms in Atlantic basin during August for 1st time in 25 years
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time in 25 years, August has come and gone without a named tropical storm in the...
Hurricane season could turn 'hyperactive' amid unprecedented conditions, new outlook warns
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTop forecasters from Colorado State University upgraded their hurricane predictions for 2023 and are...