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Jamaica PM says hurricane Melissa caused damage equivalent to nearly one-third of GDP
At least 75 people were confirmed dead across the Caribbean, including 43 in Haiti and 32 in Jamaica Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness has said last week’s Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit the country’s shores, caused damage to homes and key infrastructure equivalent to roughly 28% to 32% of last year’s gross domestic…
Why Hurricane Melissa Was One of the Most Powerful Atlantic Storms in History
Hurricane Melissa Was One of the Strongest Atlantic Storms Ever. Here’s Why Hurricane Melissa’s rare intensity and lasting impact reveal how storms are evolving in a warming world. By Rachel Feltman, Andrea Thompson, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Today we’re mainly going…
Weather tracker: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean
Category 5 storm is most powerful to strike Jamaica and has caused death and destruction in Cuba and Haiti Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc across parts of the Caribbean in recent days, after first making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday night as a category 5 storm – the highest strength. This was the most powerful…
‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa
People of Jamaican coastal town described as storm’s ground zero are traumatised and desperate for help It is a treacherous journey to Black River, a coastal town in Jamaica’s southwestern parish of St Elizabeth, which this week bore the brunt of Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Uprooted trees and lamp-posts,…
Hurricane Melissa heads to Bermuda as relief efforts intensify in Jamaica
Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some Jamaican towns underwater and power lines down as storm’s overall death toll climbs to 44 Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, was spared the worst damage and the main international airport has reopened to allow flights carrying critical aid to land. Officials said some towns were underwater and power…
Does Hurricane Melissa Show It’s Time for a Category 6 Designation?
Is It Time to Classify Hurricanes as Category 6? Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new designation for monster storms? By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson Hurricane Melissa became one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean on…
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’
Most intense tropical cyclone to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries leaves trail of devastation in its wake Hurricane Melissa – live updates Hurricane Melissa has torn through the Caribbean, slamming into Cuba while leaving parts of neighbouring Jamaica broken and reeling from ferocious winds and extreme rainfall. The effects of the colossal hurricane were…
The Science of How Hurricane Melissa Became So Extreme
How Hurricane Melissa Became One of the Most Intense Atlantic Storms on Record A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever recorded By Andrea Thompson edited by Clara Moskowitz On October 28 Hurricane Melissa became one of the strongest hurricanes ever known in…
Why Hurricane Melissa is so dangerous
A very powerful hurricane is creeping towards Jamaica and is expected to be the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history. Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm, is approaching the island’s southern coast with maximum sustained winds of 295km/h (185mph) – the strongest on Earth so far this year. Those speeds…
Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa reaches category 5
Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damage Hurricane Melissa – follow latest updates live The Caribbean is bracing for Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful to ever strike the region. Melissa began as a cluster of thunderstorms off the coast of west Africa,…
Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean
Kristin Wright Hurricane Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane on Sunday. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the hurricane is likely to bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The category…
Hurricane Melissa Could Drop Two Feet of Rain on Jamaica
Near-Hurricane Melissa Will Drop Mind-Boggling Rain on Jamaica Melissa is currently a slow-moving tropical storm that is expected to rapidly intensify to a major hurricane—a brutal combination will drench Jamaica and other Caribbean islands By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson Tropical Storm Melissa swirling slowly over the Caribbean Sea on October 23, 2025. Join…
Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman to be laid to rest in private funeral service
By Alana Wise Mourners will gather on Saturday for the funeral of Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota lawmaker who was slain in a display of political violence that shocked the nation. The private ceremony will be livestreamed on the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s YouTube page at 10:30 a.m. CT. Hortman, a former Democratic speaker of…
Melissa Gorga Swears by This Secret to Erase Fine Lines and Wrinkles
Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member Melissa Gorga shares the skincare must-haves her fans always ask about and reveals her game-changing beauty hacks for smooth, wrinkle-free, glowing skin. We Included these products from Melissa Gorga because we think you’ll like her picks. Melissa is a paid spokesperson for the Amazon Influencer Program. Our writers…