Dudley helped to write three bills at the legislature this year, including one that require new state buildings to withstand a category 5 hurricane so that they can be used as shelters.

Back in April, scientists read the tea leaves — or, more accurately, heaps of data — and predicted an above-average hurricane season over the summer and autumn, with nine or 10 named storms, four of ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

NEW HOPE, JAMAICA - OCTOBER 28: A satellite view showed Hurricane Melissa approaching Jamaica as the sun rose near New Hope, Jamaica Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo by CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Anadolu via Getty ...

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

Hurricane Melissa caused widespread damage and deaths across the Caribbean. The storm has since dissipated and is no longer being tracked by the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters are not ...

Hurricane Melissa is near Bermuda, losing power and moving northeast The storm was a Category 1 hurricane as of Friday morning On Tuesday, Melissa hit Jamaica with sustained winds of up to 185 mph and ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Cuba early Wednesday with catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge expected on the island, forecasters said. The destructive hurricane hit Jamaica Tuesday ...

One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel's pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swamp the area. Another purportedly depicts Jamaica's ...

Celia Coke stands next to her shop, destroyed after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in the Wilton district of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. It's one of the strongest Atlantic Basin hurricanes on record, with wind speeds of up to 185 mph. Photos show its impact on ...