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

Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day ...
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Hurricane Melissa devastates Caribbean, death toll still rising: ‘You can never have too much, when you have nothing’

More than 30 people have died in the Caribbean due to Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane.

Decades after tragedy struck, Hurricane Hunters still risk their lives inside the world's worst storms

Gathering data from planes inside hurricanes is a dangerous game and 52 lives have been lost since operations began in 1944.

‘Hell on Earth’: Ravaged by Hurricane Melissa, this once-vibrant Jamaican town is now in desperate need of help

Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.
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Hurricane spares Kingston, Jamaica, from worst of its wrath so far, religious brother says

The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the ...

On This Date: Hurricane Mitch's Deadly Siege In Central America

Slow-moving hurricanes and tropical storms can be as dangerous as intense hurricanes, even when they are weaker. A textbook ...

Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 30 dead as storm heads to Bermuda