hurricanes

WATCH: Gov. Cooper says Dorian strands hundreds on North Carolina island

By Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told reporters Friday morning that rescue teams are ready as soon as they can move in.

Aid efforts pick up momentum in the Bahamas

By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press

Emergency officials have fanned out across stricken areas to track down people who were missing or in distress. Crews are clearing streets and setting up aid distribution centers.

Hurricane Dorian howls over North Carolina’s Outer Banks

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

Forecasters said large and destructive waves could reach nearly to the ceilings of one-story structures along the 200-mile string of barrier islands and spits.

Where Hurricane Dorian’s storm surge could be the worst

By Gretchen Frazee

The National Hurricane Center is predicting up to eight feet of storm surge in the most at-risk regions.

Bahama residents wait for help in Dorian’s aftermath

By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press

For days, the hurricane had pounded the Bahamas with winds up to 185 mph (295 kph) and torrential rains. Now, the storm's victims are in desperate need of help as they seek to rebuilt their lives.

Dorian strengthens to a Category 3 hurricane again

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Dorian could maintain this intensity for several days before gradually weakening through Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Is climate change making hurricanes stall?

By Gretchen Frazee

Over the last seven decades, hurricane stalling, which causes a storm to release massive amounts of rain on small areas, has become more common.

WATCH: Trump uses altered, week-old map in briefing to falsely show Alabama was in Dorian’s path

During an Oval Office briefing Wednesday, Trump displayed a map of the National Hurricane Center forecast for last Thursday that showed Dorian could track over Florida. The map he displayed included what appeared to be a hand-drawn half-circle that extended…