The US Sun

The 16 Hurricane Isaias ‘disaster kit’ essentials to stock up on at Dollar Tree as storm looms

EXPERTS advise building an emergency kit with key essentials for when a disaster hits, but putting one together doesn’t have to break the bank. As you prepare for Hurricane Isaias, there are ...
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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap

Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025. But to see this ...
Miami Herald

As Caribbean dreads Hurricane Melissa’s destruction, it can no longer count on USAID

The Rio Cobre overflows its banks near St. Catherine, Jamaica, on October 28, 2025, as Hurricane Melissa tore into the island. RICARDO MAKYN AFP via Getty Images When catastrophic Hurricane Dorian ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In disasters like Hurricane Helene, Amazon-Red Cross partnership proved key

Even if we can’t control the weather, we can control our response. In the midst of hurricane season, we wanted to reflect on how, when businesses and nonprofits partner together, they can have ...
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Hurricane forecasts say Melissa could be a 'slow-motion disaster'

Editor's note: Follow Melissa's latest forecast and path track in USA TODAY's coverage on Saturday, Oct. 25. On the afternoon of Friday Oct. 24, Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central ...

REMINDER: Criminal penalties for abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters

A law enacted last year makes restraining or abandoning a dog outside during a natural disaster a third-degree felony.
WLRN

No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Farah Nibbs is an assistant professor of Emergency and ...