So far, the Atlantic has seen 13 named systems during hurricane season, with Erin, Humberto and Melissa reaching Category 5—the strongest rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ...

Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about ...

Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased ...

Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National ...

Virginia Task Force 1, the International Urban Search and Rescue team, touched down in Jamaica on Thursday. The team consists of 34 people, four dogs and 20 tons of equipment. They say their ...

Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba were assessing the damage and beginning to dig out after they were slammed by Hurricane Melissa, ...

Hurricane Melissa was finally leaving the Caribbean Friday after battering communities there for days, leaving a trail of devastation that killed around 50 people.

The Jamaican government said it had done all it could to prepare as it warned of devastating damage from the strongest ...

Another reggae superstar, Shaggy, is also rallying for his home country. For the artist, known for such hits as “Boombastic,” “In the Summertime” and “It Wasn’t Me,” the cause is more personal; his ...

The storm will hit Bermuda on Thursday afternoon or evening, after Jamaica faced the devastation from one of the most ...

With winds of 185 mph, Melissa is the strongest landfalling hurricane in Atlantic basin history, tied with Dorian and the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. She had the second strongest winds overall behind ...