Hurricane Melissa raged as a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean last month—and now scientists have confirmed that its ...

Hurricane Melissa caused the strongest winds ever recorded by a dropsonde in a tropical cyclone. Our expert provides details ...

While the new measurement sets a global record for dropsondes, it does not surpass the strongest verified surface wind. That ...

What happened in 1954 was a duff compared to what happened in the Caribbean on Oct. 28 when Hurricane Melissa landed and led ...

Catholic leaders and agencies have mobilized to help communities left devastated after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica. The Category 5 hurricane swept through the Caribbean with sustained winds of 185 ...

In recent years, extreme weather events have revealed how fragile the country’s property insurance landscape is — and how quickly insurance companies can go from profitable to nonexistent.

Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. It was a high-end Category 5 hurricane, and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall ...

Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday on the south coast of Jamaica, not only made history, the storm shocked hurricane experts with its abilities. Melissa had sustained wind speeds at ...

Samaritan’s Purse, led by Franklin Graham, has airlifted more than 38,000 pounds of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore through the island, leaving widespread ...

Initial estimates show Hurricane Melissa may have killed dozens across Haiti and Jamaica. Melissa is one of the strongest storms the region has ever seen, leaving widespread destruction in multiple ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall near Chivirico, Cuba as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday morning. Over 700,000 residents are still in shelters after the hurricane hit the area. Melissa slammed New ...