The physics is straightforward and unforgiving as warmer oceans mean more energy for tropical cyclones, and a warmer atmosphere holds more water. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, with sustained winds of 185 mph — a high-end Category 5 hurricane that left ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Here is the updated list of names for the 2025 hurricane season: Tropical Storm Chantal is the only storm that directly impacted the United States. Four major hurricanes have formed ...

A family in Cuba salvages belongings from the rubble of their home after it collapsed during Hurricane Melissa's passage through Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images) After ...

Hurricane Melissa's reign of terror over the Caribbean appears to be coming to an end. The National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. ET advisory on Oct. 31 Melissa ...

Communities across the Caribbean are reeling in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which ripped through Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola, the island comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, this week.

Hurricane Melissa directly hit Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, making history as the most powerful hurricane ever to strike the island. The wind speeds were so extreme that NOAA ...

Even before Hurricane Melissa struck the shores of Jamaica on Tuesday, Sandra McCarty knew all too well the carnage that a natural disaster could leave behind on the Caribbean island. McCarty, a real ...

Rescue efforts are underway across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years. Torrential downpours and forceful ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm before hitting Cuba as a Category 3. The storm caused at least one death in Jamaica and "total devastation" in western parts of the ...