HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- How do tropical cyclones get named? A storm gets named when it gets wind speeds of 39 miles per hour and becomes a tropical storm or a hurricane. Meteorologist Kevin Roth ...

A remote part of Australia was bracing for a tropical system that was expected to make landfall in northern Queensland on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Initially expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday, the latest forecast shows Alfred is now moving at a speed of ...

NORFOLK, Va. — There are five major hazards associated with hurricanes. The first is storm surge. Storm surge is the abnormal rise of water produced by a storm's winds. Storm size, central pressure, ...

Subtropical storms in the Atlantic Basin can occur one or more times each hurricane season, and are a mix of two different, familiar storm types. To explain subtropical storms, we need to start by ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was no normal cyclone. Firstly, it moved the wrong way. Most cyclones that form in the Coral Sea move east then out to sea by the time they get as far south as Brisbane. This ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Long balmy days, sparkling turquoise waters — these are the classic ingredients of a tropical break. But risk going during the ...

Cyclone Narelle is expected to intensify into a category five cyclone — find out what that means.

Location Cape York Peninsula between Lockhart River and Cape Tribulation, and between Mapoon and Pormpuraaw, including Coen, Cooktown, Weipa, and Aurukun. Control Authority Australian Bureau of ...

Forecasters are still tipping ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle to re-intensify into a severe tropical cyclone before heading to ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which had already been moving at a sluggish pace, has slowed even further now, delaying the landfall and raising serious concerns about prolonged storm impacts for Australia’s ...