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A new study reveals that improved hurricane forecast graphics may help people identify threatened areas without making them more likely to recognize the danger or take protective action. Researchers also found that a widespread misunderstanding of the hurricane cone persists, highlighting a potentially dangerous gap between accurate forecasts and public preparedness.
Trudy weakens to tropical storm after warnings of strong winds and heavy rain, while one person killed in Greece In contrast to the quiet Atlantic hurricane season, there has been ongoing activity in the Pacific, with Trudy being the 22nd and latest named system. The category 2 hurricane remained roughly 100 miles (160km) south-west of the coast of Mexico, meaning the worst of the conditions stayed offshore. However, the US National Hurricane Center put coastal parts of the states of Jalisco, Michoacán and Colima under hurricane warnings, with sustained winds of up to 60-90mph forecast on Sund
Trudy is the latest in successive storms that have hit Mexico's Pacific coast this year.
Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere.
Simon caps a Pacific season of record-breaking intensity, as deadly storms wreak havoc from Hawaii to Mexico.
Hurricane Simon is currently running parallel to Mexico's Pacific Coast, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to vulnerable towns.
Crews rally for massive cleanup effort in Florida and Alabama as Isaias leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark.
Hurricane Isaias has killed four people and left more than 650,000 people without power.
Puerto Vallarta businesses board up windows as Hurricane Simon threatens Mexico’s west-central coast.
Storm damage stretches across Florida and Alabama as officials warn of continued flooding and possible tornadoes.
US weather authorities are warning of "life-threatening" storm surges on the Gulf Coast due to the Category 2 hurricane. Extreme winds, rising water levels and possible tornadoes are also on the radar.
Hundreds of thousands of households are without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias continues its path across south-eastern US.
The major storm is expected to make landfall along the US Gulf Coast later on Friday or early Saturday.
Isaias will bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge with landfall expected late Friday.
The hurricane could tighten a fuel market that is already facing big disruptions from the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has already been affected by the approaching hurricane, which has strengthened so far to Category 2.
BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes says the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season could bring dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rains to the Gulf Coast Friday.
The storm is forecast to strike Florida, Alabama and Mississippi with up to 10 inches of rain this weekend.
Two people have died and another is missing after heavy rains and flooding in Spain's Catalonia region, authorities said on Sunday.
The storm moved ashore on the Baja California peninsula, which is a popular tourist destination.
