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Thought Category 5 was as bad as a hurricane could get? Think again. As Hurricane Melissa barrels off into the Atlantic after devastating Jamaica and Cuba, some scientists say the age of Category 6 ...

Until now, any storm stronger than 137 knots has been grouped into Category 5, which most weather agencies still consider the highest level. Lin noted that most hurricane categories span a range of ...

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane can be—and then some. It will be weeks before experts can truly assess just ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season that ends Nov. 30 was one for the record books, but maybe not in the way anyone expected when it began June 1. For the first time in a decade, no hurricane made ...

The 2025 hurricane season produced a near-average number of storms but was considered lucky for U.S. coastal residents. Despite fewer storms, the season saw powerful hurricanes, including three ...

Recent changes in the federal vaccine schedule for children have reduced the number of disease targets from 17 to 11 and the number of routine vaccinations from 13 to 7. The Kaiser Family Foundation ...