An unprecedented 60% percent of this season’s five hurricanes reached Category 5 status. Here's what that means ...

What happened in 1954 was a duff compared to what happened in the Caribbean on Oct. 28 when Hurricane Melissa landed and led ...

Catholic leaders and agencies have mobilized to help communities left devastated after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica. The Category 5 hurricane swept through the Caribbean with sustained winds of 185 ...

In recent years, extreme weather events have revealed how fragile the country’s property insurance landscape is — and how quickly insurance companies can go from profitable to nonexistent.

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 ...

As Hurricane Melissa neared the Jamaican coast, winds in the spiraling wall of clouds around its eye gusted to almost unimaginable speeds. How fast? Faster than most tornadoes. Faster than a race car ...

Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. It was a high-end Category 5 hurricane, and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall ...

Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday on the south coast of Jamaica, not only made history, the storm shocked hurricane experts with its abilities. Melissa had sustained wind speeds at ...

More than 30 deaths are being attributed to the storm across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to officials. This live blog has ended — follow the latest updates here. Aerial ...