Hurricane Melissa Was So Strong That It Shook the Earth Hundreds of Miles Away
Seismometers picked up the ferocious winds and waves of Hurricane Melissa, showing how the tools can be used to better understand storms today and those from the past
Is It Time to Classify Hurricanes as Category 6?
Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new designation for monster storms?
Hurricane Melissa Images Reveal a Monster Storm for the Record Books
These images of Hurricane Melissa show the Category 5 storm in all its power
How Hurricane Melissa Became One of the Most Intense Atlantic Storms on Record
A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever recorded
Why Hurricane Melissa Could Be the Worst Storm to Ever Hit Jamaica
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s exceptional strength and slow pace could make it more destructive than Hurricane Gilbert, which hit Jamaica in 1988
With Melissa, 2025 Becomes Only the Second Season with More Than Two Category 5 Hurricanes
This is only the second time we’ve had more than two Category 5 storms in a single Atlantic hurricane season
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Will Drop Catastrophic Amounts of Rain on Jamaica
Melissa is a Category 5 major hurricane and moving relatively slow—a brutal combination that will drench some parts of Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain
When Will the Leaves Turn? This Is How Scientists Find Peak Fall Colors
If you want to know where the best leaf peeping will be this year, climate science and weather can provide the answer
Science behind Record-Breaking Everest Blizzard That Trapped Hundreds
A blizzard that trapped hundreds of trekkers on Mount Everest was truly “off the charts,” experts explain
How Hurricane Humberto Is Pulling Tropical Storm Imelda Away from the U.S.
In a version of the Fujiwhara effect, Hurricane Humberto is pulling Tropical Storm Imelda eastward and away from the U.S.
Trump’s Tylenol Claim Sparks FDA Action—But What Does the Research Say?
The Food and Drug Administration plans to update the safety label for acetaminophen products, and the strongest storm on Earth this year struck several countries in East and Southeast Asia.
Tropical Tangle as Hurricane Humberto and Brewing Storm Stir Uncertainty
Hurricane Humberto and a system that may become Tropical Storm Imelda in the coming days are swirling quite close to each other in the western Atlantic Ocean