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Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds
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Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released Thursday. Melissa was one…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2025
Jamaica struggles to remove debris from Hurricane Melissa as communities remain cut off
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Jamaica struggles to remove debris from Hurricane Melissa as communities remain cut off

KINGSTON (AP) — U.N. officials said Thursday that Hurricane Melissa flung nearly 5 million tons of debris across western Jamaica last week and warned it is preventing crews from delivering aid and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2025
Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa
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Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
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Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Jamaica sees 30% GDP hit from Hurricane Melissa, at least 75 dead in Caribbean
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Jamaica sees 30% GDP hit from Hurricane Melissa, at least 75 dead in Caribbean

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday said that last week's Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit its shores, caused damage to homes and key infrastructure…
Posted by John McCarthy November 4, 2025
Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa estimated at up to $4.2 billion, says Verisk
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Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa estimated at up to $4.2 billion, says Verisk

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa's strike on Jamaica are expected to range between $2.2 billion and $4.2 billion, according to estimates from data analytics firm Verisk (VRSK.O), opens…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2025
Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica
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Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 3, 2025
Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers
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Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers

The updates sent by friends and neighbors on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 50-foot (15-meter) fishing boat,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2025
Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean
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Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2025
Hurricane Melissa aftermath: Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti facing economic losses, more hardship
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Hurricane Melissa aftermath: Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti facing economic losses, more hardship

Thousands of Jamaicans were still without power, water and internet service on Thursday as the government continued to assess the widespread damage from Hurricane Melissa. Days after the hit from…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2025

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