/tags/hurricane-melissa Hurricane Melissa en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:32:00 GMT /2026-03-04/melissa-retired-from-hurricane-naming-list-after-devastating-strike The World Meteorological Organization has retired the name Melissa from its Atlantic basin naming lists after the Category 5 devastated Jamaica in 2025. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:32:00 GMT /2026-03-04/melissa-retired-from-hurricane-naming-list-after-devastating-strike Andrew Wulfeck /environment/2025-11-12/no-time-to-recover-hurricane-melissa-and-the-caribbeans-compounding-disaster-trap-as-the-storms-keep-coming Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025. But to see this as a singular disaster misses the bigger picture: Melissa didn’t hit stable, resilient islands. It hit islands still rebuilding from the last hurricane. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:41:00 GMT /environment/2025-11-12/no-time-to-recover-hurricane-melissa-and-the-caribbeans-compounding-disaster-trap-as-the-storms-keep-coming Farah Nibbs | The Conversation /americas/2025-11-03/jamaica-rushes-to-prepare-for-peak-tourism-season-as-it-digs-out-from-hurricane-melissa 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 island’s western region. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:27:02 GMT /americas/2025-11-03/jamaica-rushes-to-prepare-for-peak-tourism-season-as-it-digs-out-from-hurricane-melissa John Myers, Jr. | Associated Press /government-politics/2025-11-03/desantis-28-stranded-floridians-are-back-home-after-being-rescued-from-jamaica The Florida Division of Emergency Management working with Jamaican officials has evacuated dozens of Floridians stranded in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:27:11 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-03/desantis-28-stranded-floridians-are-back-home-after-being-rescued-from-jamaica Danielle Prieur /americas/2025-10-31/jamaican-leaders-broward-elected-officials-announce-hurricane-melissa-aid-efforts With many connected through Jamaican heritage, about a dozen Broward elected officials and community leaders discussed ongoing aid efforts. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:54:18 GMT /americas/2025-10-31/jamaican-leaders-broward-elected-officials-announce-hurricane-melissa-aid-efforts Diego Perdomo /south-florida/2025-10-31/its-home-caribbean-diaspora-from-miami-to-new-york-fuels-hurricane-melissa-relief-efforts South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean. Now, the Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York City is turning its heartbreak into action. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:30:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-10-31/its-home-caribbean-diaspora-from-miami-to-new-york-fuels-hurricane-melissa-relief-efforts Kate Payne and Cody Jackson | Associated Press /americas/2025-10-31/hurricane-melissa-jamica-florida-lauderhill In large South Florida Jamaican communities like Lauderhill's, the urgent drive to collect and ship Hurricane Melissa relief aid to their devastated island goes on alongside the frustrating effort to communicate with loved ones there. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:31:18 GMT /americas/2025-10-31/hurricane-melissa-jamica-florida-lauderhill Tim Padgett /environment/2025-10-31/for-years-islands-have-warned-of-climate-disaster-theyve-seen-little-help It has become a tired adage, but nonetheless true. The world’s poorest countries will suffer the most from climate change despite being least responsible for it. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-10-31/for-years-islands-have-warned-of-climate-disaster-theyve-seen-little-help Max Bearak and Lisa Friedman | New York Times /weather/2025-10-30/haiti-jamaica-and-cuba-pick-up-the-pieces-after-melissas-destruction People across the northern Caribbean are digging out from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa as deaths from the storm climbed. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:08:56 GMT /weather/2025-10-30/haiti-jamaica-and-cuba-pick-up-the-pieces-after-melissas-destruction By Ariel Fernández, Andrea RodrĂ­guez and John Myers Jr. | Associated Press /weather/2025-10-29/hurricane-melissa-landfall-cuba Updated: Hurricane Melissa has caused severe flooding and storm surge in Cuba after leaving Jamaica with power outages and killing at least 40 people in Haiti. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:30:00 GMT /weather/2025-10-29/hurricane-melissa-landfall-cuba Associated Press