The water around Jamaica had been simmering all summer. By the time Hurricane Melissa roared ashore Tuesday, that uber-warm Caribbean Sea had helped turn it into a monster: a Category 5 storm with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is just about over, with no tropical systems likely to develop before ...

Hurricane Melissa headed to eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday after bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica, where it made landfall as a Category 5 storm Tuesday. Authorities ...

Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions.