Tropical Storm Alvin producing large swells in Pacific
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The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1. Meteorologists are already monitoring an area of concern in the western Caribbean.
Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.
When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring livelihoods. However, these storms have permanent consequences for other species that are often forgotten.
Atlantic hurricane season will begin without a named storm forming before June 1, marking the fourth consecutive year of no preseason tropical storms.