Coral reefs are important in many ways, but they also play a major role in protecting much of the world's coastlines from erosion by blocking up to 90% of incoming wave energy. During a tropical ...

Skies in parts of Australia’s west coast were bathed in an unsettling blood-red glow as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bore down on the continent, creating an effect some called “apocalyptic.” “Incredibly ...

On the other side of the world, a tropical cyclone churning through Australia has made landfall as a Category 4 storm and could make up to two more landfalls as the storm progresses through the ...

SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Severe tropical cyclone Narelle was losing strength on Friday after bringing ‌destructive winds, heavy rain and power outages to Australia's northeast coast that prompted ...

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to hit northern Queensland as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane. William B. Davis and John Keefe/The New York Times By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is ...

Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions. Some storms intensified with little warning, catching residents off guard ...

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, although storms can develop any time. Tropical Cyclone Horacio in the Indian Ocean became the world's first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026. From ...

We may be months away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, but tropical cyclones are spinning somewhere on the planet. Indeed, on the other side of the world, "Tropical Cyclone Horacio ...

SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensified on Sunday, Australia's weather bureau said, as it tracked towards the country's remote northwest, home to the world's biggest iron-ore ...

Tropical cyclones—also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity—are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters. Their direct physical ...