Will hurricane season 2026 be bad? Why experts are watching El Niño.

Meteorologists are busy preparing their forecasts for the 2026 Atlantic season, which begins June 1.

What’s the difference between a hurricane, cyclone and typhoon?

Hurricanes, tropical cyclones and typhoons are all destructive windstorms, but how do they differ from one another? Learn more.
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First January cyclone in Eastern Pacific sparks alarm as weekend approaches

Meteorologists are eyeing a cluster of thunderstorms off Mexico's Pacific coast that could produce the first-ever tropical system in the Eastern Pacific during January, shattering 170 years of records ...
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What is an atmospheric river? Why the Bay Area is under a flood watch

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Another atmospheric river is forecast to drench the Bay Area beginning Tuesday evening and lasting through Christmas, bringing heavy rain and triggering a flood watch. As the storm ...

NOAA hurricane hunters fly from PDX to study atmospheric rivers over the Pacific

If you’re at Portland International Airport and see a blue-and-white jet, it’s likely NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters.