Hurricane Irma Kills 9 in Caribbean Islands as Florida Awaits Storm

Hurricane Irma hammered a string of northeast Caribbean islands, thrashing them with rain and winds of up to 180 mph, and leaving at least nine people dead.

Hurricane Irma now at Category 5 strength, aiming for Caribbean islands

Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 5 storm early Tuesday as it continues to pick up steam in the Atlantic, just east of a chain of islands in the Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Gaston Getting Stronger in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Gaston is getting stronger as it moves over the far eastern Atlantic.

Caribbean to experience wetter, warmer season in 2016

The Caribbean region is predicated to experience in 2016 a rainy season that is wetter and warmer than usual, a regional meteorological outlook said Monday.

Tropical Storm Ana Threatens Carolinas

The southeastern U.S. coast was bracing for heavy rain Saturday with Tropical Storm Ana, the first named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, heading for North and South Carolina.