“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Climate Hurricane Melissa FILE - Residents wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, Haiti, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn ...

Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...

A powerful storm system is hammering California’s offshore waters with winds that meet the formal definition of hurricane force, and the ripple effects are spreading far beyond the Pacific coastline.

Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of up to 185 mph and gusts of more than 200 mph, is riding the momentum of a low barometric pressure that ranks among the most powerful in recorded storm ...

In the business of hurricanes, it only takes one to make it a bad year. In 2025, the bad one was most certainly Hurricane Melissa, which tore across Jamaica in late October, devastating the island.

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released ...