Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa first flooded southwestern Haiti before slamming into Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane on Oct. 28 with ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

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 ...

In the business of hurricanes, it only takes one to make it a bad year. In 2025, the bad one was most certainly Hurricane Melissa, which tore across Jamaica in late October, devastating the island.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was quiet for Florida, but Hurricane Melissa set records and caused 95 deaths, including two in Florida.

A mix of dry winds, a low-pressure trough, a quiet Gulf, and a healthy dose of luck have apparently shielded the U.S. East Coast from hurricanes this year. And as winds die down toward the end of ...

Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Climate change increased Hurricane Melissa’s maximum wind speeds by 7% and made rainfall 16% more intense, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, ...