According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ), the average tropical cyclone, a category that ...

The death toll is rising from Hurricane Katrina, with estimates ranging from 68 to 80, and public officials predicting many more. In New Orleans, with waters 20 feet deep and rising, survivors are ...

On October 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 superstorm with sustained winds of 185 mph, bore down on Jamaica, threatening the island's 2.8 million residents with what officials called ...

The strongest storm to strike the Caribbean island in modern history, the hurricane sustained winds of 298 km/h (185 mph) at its peak - stronger than Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 with winds of 120 mph hours after devastating Jamaica.

The scale of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa is emerging, with dozens of people known to have died in Haiti and ...