On Today's Date: Hurricane Patricia Smashes Global Wind Record

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

Hurricane Melissa latest storm to hit Category 5 in days. What is rapid intensification?

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ ...

Hurricane Melissa Tied Record Strongest Atlantic Basin Landfall In Nearly 100 Years

Hurricane Melissa is already a history-making storm, landing on all-time lists for strongest Atlantic Basin hurricanes and ...

Melissa becomes the third strongest storm in Atlantic history

Melissa is now tied with the second strongest storm in Atlantic Basin history between 2024 and 1842. The strongest hurricane ...

Does Hurricane Melissa Show It’s Time for a Category 6 Designation?

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane ...

Melissa is the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in 90 years—AFP

Melissa tied the 1935 record for the most intense hurricane to make landfall when it battered Jamaica on Tuesday, according ...
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Hurricane Patricia Expected to Hit Mexico

The most powerful hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere is expected to hit Mexico today. Hurricane Patricia is anticipated to deliver 200-mph winds and torrential rains. Mudslides could ...