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See how Hurricane Melissa, among strongest on record, compares with historic storms

Melissa's pressure dropped to 892 mb early Tuesday.

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Hurricane Melissa: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

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Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica as Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica

At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-...

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'Send help': The desperate pleas from Hurricane Melissa survivors

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Hurricane leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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Government charters flights to help Britons leave Jamaica after hurricane

The £2.5 million funding will go towards delivering emergency supplies such as shelter kits, water filters and blankets, according to the FCDO.

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Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean

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First deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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Hurricane Ida intensifying ahead of expected landfall in Louisiana on Sunday

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Hurricane Ida is continuing to intensify ahead of its expected landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, which is also the 16-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans. The National Weather Service said Saturday that Ida’s ...

Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day

The intensity of a hurricane is measured by its maximum sustained wind speed, and when that speed increases by at least 35 miles per hour in a 24-hour period — or roughly two categories on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale — meteorologists call that “rapid intensification.”

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Wind isn't the only threat: Scientists urge shift to more informed hurricane scale

Wind alone does not account for all hurricane-related fatalities. Storm surge and rainfall do as well. Yet the current warning system—the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—measures a storm's strength solely by wind speed. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

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Understanding storm and hurricane categories: Why wind speed isn't the whole story

Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds strengthen and reach between 39 and 73 miles per hour, the system is upgraded to a tropical storm, at which point ...