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 ...

Thought Category 5 was as bad as a hurricane could get? Think again. As Hurricane Melissa barrels off into the Atlantic after devastating Jamaica and Cuba, some scientists say the age of Category 6 ...

Scientists are warning that Category 6 hurricanes may soon become a reality — and Hurricane Melissa might be the first of its kind. With wind speeds nearing 185 mph, Melissa devastated parts of ...

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 ...

With no hurricane landfalls in the United States so far, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has felt tame. It feels all the more incongruous to call the season historic, despite it being true.

Our editors' top picks to read today. This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Melissa approaching Jamaica on Oct. 28. [ AP ] Anyone ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Cuba early Wednesday with catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge expected on the island, forecasters said. The destructive hurricane hit Jamaica Tuesday ...

Hurricane Melissa has joined a list of only about a dozen other Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall in the Atlantic. The deadly Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica's southwestern coast ...