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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year

• Strongest storm this year: Melissa rapidly intensified over the weekend and continues to strengthen. The rare Category 5 has winds of 175 mph, with stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on ...
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Hurricane Melissa plows across Jamaica, its eye now moving toward Cuba

• Moving on: Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. It is now a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it ...
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Hurricane Melissa kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it heads toward the Bahamas

• Cuba landfall: Cuba suffered “significant damage” after Melissa made landfall there Wednesday morning as a Category 3 hurricane. Around 140,000 people are cut off by rising river levels as the storm ...
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Floridians return home to clean up from two hurricanes, with gas and power in short supply

Surrounded by the damage left behind by hurricanes Helene and Milton, people across Florida are facing the daunting task of cleaning up, but many lack the electricity and fuel to do it. Hampered by ...
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Hurricane Melissa kills at least 30 in the Caribbean as it crosses the Bahamas

• Crossing Bahamas: Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba this morning. Cuba suffered “significant damage” from the storm and around ...
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Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds

Record-breaking ocean temperatures, fueled by planet-warming pollution, have turbocharged dozens of Atlantic hurricanes over the last few years, making them more potent and dangerous by increasing ...
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

• NOW: Hurricane Melissa has made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica, as a 185 mph Category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history, it ...
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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year

• Strongest storm this year: Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet ...