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# Hurricanes


## Hurricanes


* ![Hurricane Categories](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte993bc85260819e4/6988de6822fb855c57e22e8b/hurricane-categories.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 20, 2018  
## [The Problem With Hurricane Storm Categories](https://time.com/5401633/hurricane-storm-categories/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Alejandro de la Garza
* ![Coy Coley poses for a portrait in front of his home on Simpson St., after his neighborhood was flooded due to rainfall from Hurricane Florence in Goldsboro, N.C. on Saturday, September 15, 2018.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7016cac452487757/69893a5897cdffb5de6b63d9/hurricane-florence-north-carolina-flooding-water-damage-51.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 17, 2018  
## [North Carolina Struggles With Evacuation Orders](https://time.com/5397853/hurricane-florence-flooding-evacuations/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Maya Rhodan
* ![Lee Roy Scott with his dog Bella \(right\) poses for a portrait while surveying damage to his neighborhood due to storm surge flooding from Hurricane Florence in Washington, N.C. on Saturday, September 15, 2018.CREDIT: Bryan Anselm/Redux for Time](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde9ae8ff774d8859/69893a5a457a5242cad5f63e/hurricane-florence-flood-social.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 16, 2018  
## [After the Storm Comes the Water](https://time.com/5397386/floodwaters-remain-a-threat-to-the-carolinas/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Maya Rhodan
* ![Carolinas Prepare As Hurricane Florence Approaches](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fb667d2aac4ad67/69893a3f929fad042dbf193d/gettyimages-1032932712.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 14, 2018  
## [The Military Says It's Ready For Hurricane Florence. What Did It Learn From Puerto Rico?](https://time.com/5396507/hurricane-florence-puerto-rico-military-lessons/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by W.J. Hennigan
* ![Hurricane Florence](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte44824657191e1bf/698939e686f68ec2896ea202/hurricane-florence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 13, 2018  
## [North Carolina Buckles Down](https://time.com/5394827/hurricane-florence-north-carolina-preparation/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Maya Rhodan  
* ![A cone map of Hurricane Lane's timeline](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e0d904a950011b1/6989385d22fb859d09e267dd/hurricane-lane-hawaii-forecast.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 21, 2018  
## [Lane Bears Down on Hawaii](https://time.com/5373239/hurricane-lane-track-hawaii/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Mahita Gajanan
* ![hurricane harvey houston](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89f0285077a79547/69892cea929fad6d5bbf0307/hurricane-harvey-houston.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 6, 2018  
## [Hurricanes Are Slowing Down and Leaving More Damage When They Hit Land](https://time.com/5303486/hurricanes-slowing-down-study/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Gina Martinez
* ![hurricane harvey houston](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89f0285077a79547/69892cea929fad6d5bbf0307/hurricane-harvey-houston.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 5, 2018  
## [Forecasters Predict Another Above-Average Hurricane Season](https://time.com/5229383/2018-hurricane-season-forecast/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![President Donald Trump speaks with Governor Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on October 19, 2017 in Washington, D.C.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f3f78ccedc2a5e3/6988e2b20a4a2226249d068e/gettyimages-863074122.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 19, 2017  
## [President Trump Gave Himself a ‘10’ for His Response to Puerto Rico](https://time.com/4990022/donald-trump-puerto-rico-10/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Ryan Teague Beckwith
* ![US-STORM-POLITICS-TRUMP](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fc8ab6537765319/6988e231cf40a83220c49d6e/donald-trump-puerto-rico-approval-rating.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 17, 2017  
## [President Trump's Approval Rating on Hurricanes Drops 20% After Maria Hit Puerto Rico](https://time.com/4985125/donald-trump-hurricane-maria-approval-rating-puerto-rico/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Katie Reilly  
* ![Operations At the National Hurricane Center](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9cb65f773ef8222/6988e0f797cdff3ffe6b2be3/gettyimages-124800037.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 7, 2017  
## [This Is Where Hurricane Nate Is Right Now](https://time.com/4973421/where-is-hurricane-nate-right-now/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Lisa Marie Segarra and Jennifer Calfas
* ![A new tropical depression that could eventually reach the U.S. as a hurricane was developing off of Central America on Oct. 4 while another system formed off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico. If the depression becomes the next Atlantic tropical storm](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd82d58812fa850e8/6988e0ac8fd2eedfd2359250/tropical-storm-nate-map-path.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 5, 2017  
## [What We Know About Tropical Storm Nate's Path](https://time.com/4970545/tropical-storm-hurricane-nate-path-track/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Lisa Marie Segarra
* ![Puerto Rico wrecked from Hurricane Maria, mainland ignores](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3925c889c6589c6b/6988dfb6656a3f6044bd1e01/puerto-rico-wrecked-mainland-ignores-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 28, 2017  
## [How the U.S. Turned Its Back on Puerto Rico](https://time.com/4960647/us-turned-its-back-on-puerto-rico/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Karl Vick
* ![A satellite image shows Hurricane Maria approaching Puerto Rico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e0a3329603396ce/6988de8b656a3ffdf8bd1c4e/hurricane-maria-satellite.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2017  
## [Is This the Worst Hurricane Season Ever? Here’s How it Compares](https://time.com/4952628/hurricane-season-harvey-irma-jose-maria/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by David Johnson
* ![Sept. 17, 2017, GOES East satellite image provided by NASA taken at 7:45 p.m EDT, shows Hurricane Maria as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. Maria swiftly grew into a hurricane Sunday, and forecasters said it was expected to become much stronger over th](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt347e900edce83bdc/6988de42656a3f15fcbd1be3/what-to-expect-from-maria.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 19, 2017  
## [How Big Is Hurricane Maria?](https://time.com/4947710/hurricane-maria-how-big-size/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Kate Samuelson

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