Witness the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the strongest recorded hurricane to ever directly strike Jamaica.

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images Jamaica was still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa has officially entered the record books after scientists verified a wind gust of 252 mph as the storm approached ...

IN FLIGHT, CARIBBEAN SEA - OCTOBER 27: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout image ...

Scientists say “many lines of evidence” convey the dangers of extreme weather. But too much information risks muddling the public’s perception about the effects of climate change, some researchers say ...

Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mph winds were made five times more likely and 7% more intense by climate change Relatively small increases in wind speed cause exponential increases in damage Hurricane ...

The Jamaican government on Monday said at least 32 deaths have been attributed to Hurricane Melissa, with Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon saying there are possibly eight more unconfirmed deaths ...

With only two and a half weeks to go until the end of the 2025 hurricane season, chances are improving the last days of the season will count down without another major storm, or even a minor one. "It ...

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 ...