An Eastern Pacific hurricane set a global and hemispheric record 10 years ago. But its impact in Mexico was refreshingly strange in one aspect.

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ Why is this happening?

Melissa is now tied with the second strongest storm in Atlantic Basin history between 2024 and 1842. The strongest hurricane recorded globally was Hurricane Patricia in the eastern Pacific off the southern Mexican coast.

The prime minister ordered mandatory evacuations as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced. Three people were killed and 13 others injured during preparations for the storm, the health minister said.

September is the typical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, when we usually see the most activity. But that doesn't mean we can discount October, as some of the most historic storms have occurred in this month. On Oct. 19, 2005, Wilma set the record ...

The hurricane weakened to a Category 3 after carving a path of destruction across Jamaica. Limited communications there have left officials with only partial reports as they seek to assess the scale of the damage.