Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Cuba early Wednesday with catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge expected on the island, forecasters said. The destructive hurricane hit Jamaica Tuesday ...

The National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. Monday update reported that Melissa became a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph after intensifying from a Category 4 hurricane. Category 5 ...

Jamaica’s tourism sector is recovering after Hurricane Melissa battered the nation with terrifying winds and storm surges. Now, all international airports have reopened and cruise ports are back in ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday with 165 mph winds near Jamaica. The storm could dump up to 40 inches of rain and cause life-threatening flooding and storm surge. At least ...

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 ...

Hurricanes are currently categorized on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates storms on a scale of 1-5 based on their maximum sustained wind speed. Category 5 is currently the highest ...

According to the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Tuesday advisory, Today, there were several developments. Melissa became hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it was ...

Like much of the rest of the planet, the climate in Norway is changing—both the air and the ocean are getting warmer. The ...

The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Tuesday update reported that Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 115 miles west-southwest of Kingston Jamaica and 290 miles southwest of ...