Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction as it moved across Jamaica, seen for the first time from space in new satellite images obtained from Vantor. The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 hurricane before moving onto to Cuba on Wednesday and later, the Bahamas. These aerial images show … Read more
Jamaicans across the island are bracing for the worst hurricane the country has seen. In Montego Bay, Glendevon Primary school is being turned into a shelter. Shelter manager Sandra Simon Clarke and her team have laid mats across desks and the floors, turning classrooms into makeshift bedrooms. “I have seen and heard that it is … Read more
Less than a month after Hurricane Milton churned over the island of Cuba, the country has been struck by yet another powerful storm: Hurricane Rafael. Rafael made landfall on Wednesday as a formidable Category 3 storm, which qualifies it as a major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It lurched across the western province of Artemisa, … Read more
Damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton is estimated to be more than $100bn. Two powerful hurricanes have devastated properties and businesses across the southeastern United States. Climate-linked weather events are becoming more frequent and costly in the nation, draining the federal government’s aid funds rapidly. That is why many Americans lack flood insurance or … Read more
Hurricane Milton is barreling into the Atlantic Ocean after ploughing across Florida. Milton caused at least five deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene two weeks ago, while sparing the city of Tampa a direct hit. The storm weakened in the final hours, making landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm in … Read more
Hurricane John made landfall in western Mexico late Monday after rapidly intensifying into a Category 3 storm, bringing heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding and landslides to the country’s Pacific coast. The storm’s effects on Monday were felt from the central coast of Oaxaca to Acapulco, a resort city in the neighboring state of … Read more
Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the Atlantic by Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Ernesto was in the Caribbean on Tuesday morning, about 250 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and moving west-northwest at 18 mph with 50 mph maximum sustained winds. That movement is expected to … Read more
People watch large swells created by Hurricane Beryl crash over the Packery Channel Jetty on Sunday evening, July 7, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Angela Piazza/Caller-Times/USA Today Conditions continue to deteriorate across the Texas coast as Hurricane Beryl approaches. Here is an updated forecast for cities in southern and southeastern Texas, as of 1:40 a.m. ET: Palacios … Read more
Hurricane Beryl’s path of destruction is far from over, as the deadly storm charts a course towards northeastern Mexico and southern Texas after devastating the Yucatán Peninsula early Friday morning. Jamaica and multiple locations across the Caribbean, including Barbados and the Cayman Islands, suffered widespread damage after Hurricane Beryl made landfall earlier this week, with 11 … Read more
Major storm batters Caribbean earlier and with more ferocity than in previous seasons. A hurricane rips through the Caribbean – causing devastation, but alarm too among climate scientists. It’s the fiercest and earliest-ever Atlantic storm – a direct result of global warming, experts say. Why is this storm causing so much concern globally? Presenter: Nick … Read more