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Influencer Faces Backlash For Vacationing In Jamaica During Devastating Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record on Tuesday.
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Brings Flooding, Catastrophic Winds To Jamaica
Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's Strongest Storm In 174 Years, Makes Landfall
Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday before making landfall in Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.
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Watch: US Air Force Flies Into Eye Of Hurricane Melissa, Strongest Storm Of 2025
The mission, conducted by the USAF's famed "Hurricane Hunters," was to gather meteorological data for the US National Hurricane Center as the Category 5 system moved towards Jamaica.
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Explained: Why Hurricanes Like Melissa Are Becoming More Common
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 cyclone, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson, where even well-built structures face catastrophic damage.
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Peak Record As Storm Erin Threatens US Coast
Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week, even without a predicted landfall.
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Category 5 Hurricane Milton Approaches Florida, 2nd Major Storm In Weeks
Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, threatening the US state with a second ferocious hurricane in as many weeks.
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How Cyclones And Hurricanes Will Change As The Earth Warms Due To Climate Change
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen.
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Hurricane Beryl Kills 5 In Caribbean, Hurtles Towards Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean.
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Hurricane Beryl Strengthens To Category 5 Storm After Hitting Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm late Monday after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds.
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Hurricane Otis Leaves Nearly 100 Dead, Missing In Mexico
The number of people dead and missing due to Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm which hammered the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco last week, has risen to close to 100, authorities in the state of Guerrero said on Monday.
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Hurricane Otis Kills 27, Causes Severe Damage In Mexico's Acapulco
Hurricane Otis caused at least 27 deaths and major damage as it lashed Mexico's resort city of Acapulco as a scale-topping category 5 storm, officials said Thursday, in what residents called a "total disaster."
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Potentially "Catastrophic" Hurricane Otis Hits Mexico
A major Category 5 hurricane made landfall near Mexico's Pacific beach resort of Acapulco early Wednesday, threatening to wreak "catastrophic" damage, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
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Millions Urged To Evacuate Florida As Hurricane Ian Intensifies
Hurricane Ian intensified to just shy of catastrophic Category 5 strength Wednesday as its heavy winds began pummelling the US state of Florida, with forecasters warning of life-threatening storm surges after leaving millions without power in Cuba.
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Hurricane Iota Intensifies To Category 5, Makes "Catastrophic" Landfall In Nicaragua
Iota made landfall in Nicaragua as a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane Monday, threatening to deliver more drenching rains and fierce winds to areas devastated by a powerful storm just two weeks ago.
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Influencer Faces Backlash For Vacationing In Jamaica During Devastating Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record on Tuesday.
-
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Brings Flooding, Catastrophic Winds To Jamaica
Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's Strongest Storm In 174 Years, Makes Landfall
Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday before making landfall in Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.
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Watch: US Air Force Flies Into Eye Of Hurricane Melissa, Strongest Storm Of 2025
The mission, conducted by the USAF's famed "Hurricane Hunters," was to gather meteorological data for the US National Hurricane Center as the Category 5 system moved towards Jamaica.
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Explained: Why Hurricanes Like Melissa Are Becoming More Common
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 cyclone, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson, where even well-built structures face catastrophic damage.
-
Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Peak Record As Storm Erin Threatens US Coast
Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week, even without a predicted landfall.
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Category 5 Hurricane Milton Approaches Florida, 2nd Major Storm In Weeks
Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, threatening the US state with a second ferocious hurricane in as many weeks.
-
How Cyclones And Hurricanes Will Change As The Earth Warms Due To Climate Change
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen.
-
Hurricane Beryl Kills 5 In Caribbean, Hurtles Towards Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean.
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Hurricane Beryl Strengthens To Category 5 Storm After Hitting Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm late Monday after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds.
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Hurricane Otis Leaves Nearly 100 Dead, Missing In Mexico
The number of people dead and missing due to Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm which hammered the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco last week, has risen to close to 100, authorities in the state of Guerrero said on Monday.
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Hurricane Otis Kills 27, Causes Severe Damage In Mexico's Acapulco
Hurricane Otis caused at least 27 deaths and major damage as it lashed Mexico's resort city of Acapulco as a scale-topping category 5 storm, officials said Thursday, in what residents called a "total disaster."
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Potentially "Catastrophic" Hurricane Otis Hits Mexico
A major Category 5 hurricane made landfall near Mexico's Pacific beach resort of Acapulco early Wednesday, threatening to wreak "catastrophic" damage, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
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Millions Urged To Evacuate Florida As Hurricane Ian Intensifies
Hurricane Ian intensified to just shy of catastrophic Category 5 strength Wednesday as its heavy winds began pummelling the US state of Florida, with forecasters warning of life-threatening storm surges after leaving millions without power in Cuba.
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Hurricane Iota Intensifies To Category 5, Makes "Catastrophic" Landfall In Nicaragua
Iota made landfall in Nicaragua as a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane Monday, threatening to deliver more drenching rains and fierce winds to areas devastated by a powerful storm just two weeks ago.
