Hurricane Dorian Was Worthy of a Category 6 Rating
The Category-1-to-5 Saffir-Simpson scale for rating hurricanes is inadequate
Stories by Jeff Masters
The Science of Monster Storms
Extreme weather events are nothing new, but they appear to be gaining strength. Scientists have risked life and limb to help us better understand—and better survive—these storms...
A Wacky Jet Stream Is Making Our Weather Severe
Extreme summers and winters of the past four years could become the norm
