Irene is shaping up to be the biggest hurricane event to hit the New York area in a while, and since we grew up there, we know people are not used to dealing with these things. There’s a lot that can ...

The East Coast of the United States is battening down for what could be a major disaster. As Hurricane Irene neared the Carolinas this morning, President Obama cut short his vacation on Martha's ...

Hurricanes are classified on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks storms based on their sustained wind speeds ...

The first major hurricane of the season is bearing down on the US. Emergency officials say that Hurricane Irene may be the first to make landfall here since Hurricane Ike hit Texas in 2008. Dennis ...