Cyclones, known as hurricanes in USA and typhoons in Asia, are violent tropical storms which occur during different seasons. They are examples of extreme low pressure systems. Hurricanes often ...

MIAMI (AP) — Rafael has weakened into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week. Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Saturday ...

Systems of atmospheric pressure can shape Texas weather as deadly hurricanes or as scorching heat domes, depending on whether ...

The Met Office has issued a rare yellow wind alert, warning of a possible "danger to life" due to flying debris from ...

The winds converge and rise within the area of low pressure, spinning counter clockwise, giving the hurricane its trademark shape. While the storm becomes more powerful, the eye of the hurricane ...

Thousands of residents across Alaska’s largest city remain without power Monday, a day after a powerful storm brought ...

Winds and unusually dry conditions played a crucial role in setting the stage for the extreme wildfires ravaging Los Angeles ...

Few things beat a hurricane when it comes to showcasing ... These formations are not ocean waves, but instead an area of low atmospheric pressure that rolls off the African coast and moves ...

Hurricane-force winds start at 74 mph (119 kph). A large low-pressure system in the Bering Sea brought the high winds, moisture and warmer than average temperatures — in the low 40s Fahrenheit ...