Risk reduction must therefore be an integral part of recovery. This means embedding disaster preparedness, climate adaptation ...

Melissa was just the latest blow, following close on the heels of Beryl. Many islands today have little time to recover ...

Rural families in Holguín find themselves living amidst mud and open skies following recent floods caused by heavy rainfall, a situation compounded ...

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 ...

On the afternoon of Friday Oct. 24, Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central Caribbean Sea, where the island nation of Jamaica lies almost directly in the path of the burgeoning ...

One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel's pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swamp the area. Another purportedly depicts Jamaica's ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash ...

Satellite imagery captured Hurricane Melissa’s “eventful 11-day journey,” including its formation in the Caribbean Sea in late October and its dissipation over the North Atlantic Ocean in ...