El Nino's effects are just beginning in much of the world and its already shaping up potentially as one of the three strongest El Nino patterns since record-keeping began in 1950.

Joaquin is forecast to become a major hurricane by Saturday as it churns in the Atlantic, triggering hurricane warnings and watches for the Bahamas.

While there have been nine named storms and hurricanes in the ocean in 2015, none caused major problems to the U.S.

Florida residents and tourists were told to check disaster kits and escape plans as the chances rise the state will get its first hurricane strike in 10 years.

Tiny Hurricane Danny strengthened on its path across the Atlantic and may reach the Leeward Islands sometime Monday.

Heat waves and drought may increasingly have an impact on P&C claims.

A storm-free August in the Atlantic was probably too much to ask for. Tropical Storm Danny formed out of a cluster of thunderstorms Tuesday about 1,600 miles east of the Windward Islands.

The Atlantic hurricane season opened with empty seas and low expectations as two storms raged off the western coast of Mexico.