Wind gusts as high as 107 mph have been recorded in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Over a thousand flights are already canceled over the weekend.
Over the past 40 years, driven by warming seas, typhoons in the northwest Pacific have intensified by 12 to 15 percent on average, according to a new study.
Eighteen people are reported dead as a result of the vicious winter storm sweeping across much of the eastern U.S.
Hurricane Patricia was downgraded to a tropical storm, but the deluge from torrential rain derailed a Union Pacific train in Southeast Texas.
The mammoth storm will likely dump plenty of rain on Texas and Louisiana, but it may be too far south to hit California, forecasters say.
Officials have declared a state of emergency as the "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm nears the Pacific coast of Mexico.
The yacht was carrying five people, all residents of the Philippines, and officials say they have found at least two bodies.
Even though forecasters downgraded potential damage, memories of Superstorm Sandy's destruction -- and economic impact -- had U.S. states taking precautions anyway.
Fred is heading toward the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa, forecasters said.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency said that 25 to 30 people were missing.
Carter had spent 19 years in prison but was released in 198 after it was determined he did not receive a fair trial.
Jordan Belfort was never called "The Wolf of Wall Street," a moniker an agent likely dreamed up as the title of his book.
A new $20 billion storm protection plan was announced on Tuesday that will extend far past the end of Bloomberg's term as mayor.
These maps show exactly how much money the Federal Emergency Management Agency gave to homeowners in the tri-state area, and how many requests for funding they denied.
A meteorology team at Colorado State University predicts an "above average" Atlantic hurricane season.
The global cost of natural disasters has tripled over the past three decades, but global warming is not the main culprit.
At a forum on Staten Island on Friday, experts outlined strategies for protecting the area from future storm surges.
The Midwest is being issued a blizzard warning, where Texas is expected to get the most amount of snow.
Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States and thousands lost their homes and were without power for weeks. In the wake of the storm, Menchu de Luna Sanchez was a hero, helping to rescue 20 infants from New York University Langone Medical Center after the hospital lost power and will attend the State of the Union.
The Weather Channel's decision to begin naming winter storms has attracted critics, but names such as Nemo are catching on.
For many businesses along the 127-mile Jersey Shore, Superstorm Sandy was only half the battle. Now, they have to convince tourists to return.