Scientists call this “rapid intensification”. As the planet warms, this violent strengthening is becoming more common. These ...

Hotter-than-average Caribbean water made Hurricane Melissa stronger and wetter. Its part of a trend that scientists link back to climate change.

When Melissa came ashore, it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric ...

Finally, sea-levels are rising, mainly due to a combination of melting glaciers and ice sheets, and the fact that warmer ...

The backlash was swift and intense. Now the Bureau of Meteorology will have to make changes to its new website.

No, it’s not the name of a lotto draw or a football round – this “supercell Saturday” could bring gale-force winds, hail the ...

Lightning flashes in the eyewall of Category 5 Melissa are a marker of how strong the storm is. It reached a central pressure ...