Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those ...

Caribbean territories such as Puerto Rico say their information is inferior to that received in the continental US.

Hurricane Melissa moves toward Bermuda after more than 30 die across Caribbean More than 30 deaths are being attributed to ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes developments on Hurricane Melissa for Tuesday, Oct. 28. For the latest news on Hurricane Melissa, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Oct. 29. The center of ...

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Hurricane Melissa made landfall over eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, after ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in ...

The response to Hurricane Melissa has been disgusting in its ignorance. Report after report has hailed the hurricane’s nature as one of its kind – an apocalyptic devastation, seemingly never to ...

Google has introduced a new weather forecast for hurricanes and other severe weather conditions. It can be used by people who are familiar with most Google products. It could be a breakthrough in ...

The death toll across Jamaica is expected to rise, but Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond ...

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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa made landfall along the southwestern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday with dangerous wind speeds of 185 mph and life-threatening storm surge, preparing to leave a wake of ...