Travel insurance is a must this season after Hurricane Beryl created 'giant mess' for travelers

Hurricane Beryl offered an early hurricane season reminder that a tropical system does not care how early you booked your trip. Experts recommend including travel insurance and working with pros to help when a natural disaster strikes.

Hurricane Beryl slams Jamaica; Dacula woman's mother trapped in its warpath

Hurricane Beryl is already breaking records as the strongest storm ever in the month of July, and a Dacula woman said her mom is trapped in it.

Atlanta temperatures return to seasonal norms for Tuesday; Hurricane Beryl threatens Caribbean

North Georgia can expect a slight respite from the near record-breaking heat today as temperatures drop to more seasonal averages. Meanwhile, the Caribbean is facing a vastly different challenge, as Hurricane Beryl, a Category 5 storm, ravages the region.

Tropical Storm Beryl expected to become a hurricane before impacting Caribbean

Tropical Storm Beryl has formed east of the Caribbean islands in the tropical Atlantic, and it's expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it heads west in the days ahead.

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NOAA issues its most aggressive hurricane season forecast on record

NOAA has released its seasonal hurricane outlook for the Atlantic basin, and due to warm waters and a diminishing El Niño, the agency believes the year could be ferocious.

A look at a phenomenon that could derail an active hurricane season

While forecasters are predicting a busy 2024 hurricane season, a phenomenon out of Africa could act as a wild card as the atmosphere transitions into summer.

2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be among most active on record, experts predict

Colorado State University hurricane researchers have released their initial outlook for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which they believe promises to be an extremely active year, courtesy of an impending La Niña.

Category 6 needed on hurricane wind scale due to warming climate, study says

Since 1980, half of the 197 tropical cyclones rated a Category 5 happened within the past 17 years. Five of the storms would have met the hypothetical Category 6, according to the study.

New forecast cone to be tested by National Hurricane Center during 2024 season

Studies and hurricane experts have warned since the early 2000s that the hurricane forecast cone is not doing its job as people often misinterpret the graphic.

Hurricane Otis: Death toll rises to 48 as search, cleanup continue in Acapulco

In Acapulco, families held funerals for the dead on Sunday and continued the search for essentials while government workers and volunteers cleared streets clogged with muck and debris.

See Hurricane Otis' widespread damage to Acapulco, Mexico through satellite images

The images reveal the extensive damage to the Pearl of the Pacific, which has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 27 lives. Four people were still missing at last check from Mexico’s Minister of Security and Civil Protection.