Long-term data from a deep-sea observatory shows hurricanes transport reef sediments and pollutants to the deep ocean, ...

Researchers have published findings on a study into how hurricanes affect oceans based on the impact of two storms that ...

(CNN)-- The storm previously known as Hurricane Igor sped past Newfoundland Tuesday, leaving behind downed trees, washed out roads and a desperate search for a missing elderly man. Igor slipped ...

(CNN)-- Igor is now an Atlantic Ocean hurricane and could reach significant strength by Monday, the National Hurricane Center reported Saturday night. With maximum sustained winds of 75 miles (120 ...

Unlike Fabian, the carbonate platform particles resuspended by Hurricane Igor remained suspended for several weeks. "That's a key finding, because it proves that particles that get suspended from ...

After Hurricane Igor's passage in 2010, particles from the hurricane-induced sediment plume collected at 500 meters by the Oceanic Flux Program. This image shows the dominance of reef-sourced ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – The impact of hurricanes when they travel over land, or when they affect ships or oil-drilling platforms, are quite well understood. But these huge cyclones also stir up the ocean ...

“And it’s not just carbonate; [a hurricane] also transports a lot of other materials like phosphorus, lithogenic minerals, and also pollutants, such as lead.” Fabian and Igor in the Deep Sea ...