A recent Transportation Department audit of Hurricane Sandy relief funds found $95 million in questionable costs and $2.9 billion in unspent money.

Hurricane Melissa was already one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—and now scientists have confirmed a new way it neared superlative status. Newly released data show ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Exactly 13 years after Hurricane Sandy devastated South Beach, residents of Doty Avenue faced significant flooding once again, with approximately 3 feet of water submerging the ...

Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction as it moved across Jamaica, seen for the first time from space in new satellite images obtained from Vantor. The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday ...

More than 30 deaths are being attributed to the storm across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to officials. This live blog has ended — follow the latest updates here. Aerial ...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (PIX11) — With ominous, grey skies over a troubled ocean Wednesday, the Jersey Shore is in store for a storm that could bring high winds and coastal flooding on Thursday. “One to ...

Ethan Murray receives funding from the Office of Naval Research and National Science Foundation. He works for The University of Miami and NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.

13 years ago, Hurricane Sandy devastated Jamaica before turning north and hitting the East Coast of the United States. Shaun Donovan, the chair of the Obama administration's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding ...

Hurricane Melissa, an intense Category 5 storm, brought violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica after making landfall Tuesday and continues to threaten parts of the Caribbean as it tracks through.

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As of early Tuesday morning, Hurricane Melissa is a strong Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph and potential gusts beyond 200 mph. The hurricane is now on final approach to Jamaica and ...