In response to scepticism from several quarters over his decision to place the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency ...

Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9 billion in damage in Jamaica, making it the costliest storm ever to hit the island-nation, according to newly released figures.

Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa wrecked western Jamaica, officials are beginning to grapple with the challenge of trying to ...

As climate-induced disasters such as hurricanes grow more frequent and severe in Puerto Rico, communities across the ...

The hurricane season forecast has some good news for the Caribbean islands trying to recover from Hurricane Melissa.

For research in Cuba, Gustav Cederlöf has previously received funding from the ESRC, The Wenner-Gren Foundation, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), King's College London Graduate School, and ...

An image of the NOAA October hurricane activity chart, showing that activity can still occur in the second half of the Atlantic hurricane season. (Courtesy of NOAA) Driving through Orlando in the ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — Melissa began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Authorities in the Bahamas were evacuating dozens of people ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged ...

As Hurricane Melissa made landfall this week as a category five storm, it serves as a stark reminder to the construction industry to always be prepared, even at the end of storm season. Along ...