The most used and looked at graphic when a hurricane is forecast could be unintentionally misleading the public into perceiving that they could be safe from a hurricane’s track and impacts. The ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — This year, around August 15th, the National Hurricane Center, or NHC, will begin issuing experimental versions of the well-known forecast cone graphic. Unlike the current version, ...

Researchers are working on an easily understood, science-backed way to visually represent hurricane danger to the general public. They contend that the cone of uncertainty creates a false sense of ...

As storm forecasters have grown more certain over the years about the potential path a hurricane will take, the popular "cone of uncertainty" used in models has grown smaller. But widespread ...