Bermuda Petrels (Cahows), nest on offshore islands in Bermuda. Hurricanes wash away sections of these islands and threaten the breeding season of the endangered birds.

Sep 10, 2006 - Rosemary Drisdelle

During World War II, US Air Army and Navy meteorologists named hurricanes after their wives and girlfriends. Until 1979, hurricanes were named after women

May 28, 2010 - Badar Salem

Lowrey and Burnett return as Miami's finest narcotic officers, this time trying to stop the flow of ecstacy into Miami from local drug kingpin Johnny Tapia

Sep 13, 2009 - Christopher Sharman

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale was developed by Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson to estimate property damage and flooding caused by a hurricane with wind speed

Dec 30, 2007 - Alan Sorum

Before becoming privateers for Queen Elizabeth, slave traders Hawkins and Drake took a detour to San Juan de Ulúa.

Jan 1, 2011 - Jennifer Groepl

Monitors from ground, sea and sky boost the chances of coastal residents escaping a hurricane's path. Surprise storms have gone the way of hand-drawn maps.

Apr 30, 2010 - Mary Simpson

Two celebrated programs, two highly ranked teams, two star quarterbacks - yes, the Miami-Ohio State football game has all the makings of a marquee matchup.

Sep 4, 2010 - Jon Matsune

The Miami Hurricanes, led by Jacory Harris, want to upset the Ohio State Buckeyes for beating them in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (the national championship).

Aug 3, 2010 - Matthew Wilder

Once there were thousands of Cozumel Thrashers on Cozumel Island, but they've declined so precipitously that they may actually be extinct.

Aug 30, 2007 - Rosemary Drisdelle

2008 ranked as the eighth warmest on record, tied with 2001 for that distinction. The global temperature averaged 0.88 degrees above the average of 57.0 degrees F.

Jan 21, 2009 - Ed Oswald

Installation of Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) on Hurricane Hunter aircraft will provide better surface wind readings the National Hurricane Center.

Mar 2, 2008 - Alan Sorum

The Beaufort scale is a widely-used means of expressing wind strength in marine-related weather forecasts, which links the sea state to the wind speed.

Jul 11, 2010 - Kate Le Page

The tactics employed by the British Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 were very important for the survival of Britain fighting alone.

Nov 8, 2008 - Barry Vale

Two months to the day after his cheating scandal sent him into quarantine, "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen has broken his silence.

Aug 26, 2011 - Dale Ray

Port Angeles offers dynamic, affordable family day trips and getaways spring, summer or fall. Beachcombing, biking, hiking and kayaking are accessible by car and ferry.

May 29, 2009 - Susan Lynne Hamilton

Miami's next big Atlantic Coast Conference football showdown takes place Saturday, Sept. 26, when the No. 9 Hurricanes face No. 11 Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Va.

Sep 21, 2009 - Jon Matsune

The Bermuda island ecosystem where this endangered seabird nests is subject to climate change impacts and chemical and light pollution. Translocation may offer hope.

Mar 24, 2010 - Dawn M. Smith

As the nation's youngest sitting governor, Jindal also is the first elected Indian-American governor and the first non-white Louisiana governor since Reconstruction.

Jan 16, 2008 - David Moormann

The 2009 Euroleague Final Four in Berlin will see at least one European win the title who has connections to basketball in the United States.

Apr 17, 2009 - David Hein