The hurricane season starts June 1, and forecasters predict storm activity will be “above average.” But what does that mean, ...

With those disasters in mind, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made a big change to its Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide in 2023. The agency began encouraging cities, towns and counties ...

As New Orleans officials brace for yet another potent hurricane season, stockpiling supplies and holding briefings with ...

Readers of the BBC News website from some of the areas worst affected by Hurricane Katrina have been emailing us their accounts in the wake of the devastating storm. Downed telephone and power lines ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast a range of 13 to 19 total named storms during the Atlantic ...

The National Weather Service director says the hurricane center is fully staffed and that he will make sure local forecasting ...