Melissa shatters records as strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic

This late-season surprise behemoth went beyond 'extreme' rapid intensification and now ties Katrina and Andrew as the 10th ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5 storm as Jamaica braces for catastrophic flooding

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 76 centimetres of rain and a life ...

Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 ...
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Melissa grows into Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern ...

Hurricane Melissa likely to bring strong winds, rain across Eastern Canada

People walk along a road during the passing of Hurricane Melissa in Rocky Point, Jamaica, on Tuesday. The storm has so far ...

Fact check: Hurricane Melissa videos, council tax and central heating ‘ban’

This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact-checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. AI-generated video and false claims ...
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King and Queen ‘deeply concerned’ by Hurricane Melissa destruction

The King has said he is “deeply concerned” by Hurricane Melissa’s destruction and described it as a reminder of the “urgent ...