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

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

Hurricane Melissa’s exceptional power, endurance and ability to overcome obstacles stunned meteorologists. Here’s what to ...

Melissa is one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic Basin, killing at least 32 people.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in ...

Scientists say hurricanes are intensifying faster with greater frequency as a result of warming ocean waters caused by ...

The center of Hurricane Melissa is now about 150 miles northeast of the Bahamas, and impacts will continue to subside over ...

Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful ...

Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa has renewed calls to amend the scale used to classify the strength of a hurricane and ...

Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and an ...

About 20 people, including children, died in a Haitian community and at least three bodies were found in Jamaica, officials said, as they began to assess the huge storm’s damage.

Hurricane Melissa followed what has unfortunately become a pattern for major storms: It formed late in the season, ...