The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, according to an update from the National ...

Hurricane Melissa caused at least 75 deaths and over $4 billion in insured losses. Rising ocean temperatures, caused by the greenhouse effect, are fueling more powerful hurricanes. Some scientists ...

Hurricane Melissa, now a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is churning toward Jamaica with potentially devastating impacts expected across the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and ...

(CNN) – Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 3 storm with 125 mph sustained winds, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. It is starting to slowly pull away from Jamaica and is ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - What began as a 40th birthday trip to Jamaica became a fight for survival when Hurricane Melissa struck the island as a Category 5 storm. Keshayla Wilson and Shaley Espino were ...

Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds. A recent study suggests global warming is fueling more intense and rapidly strengthening hurricanes. Scientists have ...