Another Category 5 storm, Hurricane Erin, caused erosion along a vast swath of the east coast from Massachusetts to North ...

This week, Hurricane Melissa—described as a "disaster of unprecedented catastrophe" by the Red Cross—devastated multiple countries, including Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. The full ...

Hurricane Melissa is set to trigger a $150 million Jamaica catastrophe bond designed to fund rebuilding efforts in the wake of the storm’s devastation across the island. This full trigger event means ...

Last month, Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica and surrounding islands and broke records for the strongest Atlantic hurricane to hit land. Deadly heatwaves in Europe, floods in Pakistan, and fires in ...

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This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Farah Nibbs is an assistant professor of Emergency and ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — After Hurricane Melissa brought destructive winds and rains to the island of Jamaica, local community members are stepping up to help. The Duncaster Retirement Community in ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm has ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest storms ever recorded. Causing catastrophic damage, the ...

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Before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and Haiti on Tuesday (Oct. 28), faith-based disaster relief groups were already making plans to respond. Melissa, a Category 5 storm, has already ...

Hurricane Melissa's impacts were dramatic enough on their own. But sharks winding through flooded city streets? Cascading ...