Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa
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Hotter-than-average Caribbean water made Hurricane Melissa stronger and wetter. Its part of a trend that scientists link back to climate change.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could be the island's "storm of the century."
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica, near New Hope, on Tuesday at 1 pm ET with staggeringly powerful sustained winds of 185 mph. In the National Hurricane Center update noting the precise landfall time and location,
No tropical activity is expected over the next seven days. During the final weeks of hurricane season, development tends to occur closer to the U.S. A tropical wave approaching the Caribbean could develop, if it survives dry air and wind shear. Who blinked?
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Sattelite photos show before and after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 storm.