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Hurricane Melissa dies over the cold waters of the North Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
Hurricane Melissa is no more. In its 11 a.m. EDT Friday advisory, the National Hurricane Center declared Melissa post-tropical, ending its historic 10-day rampage....
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record » Yale Climate Connections
Historic Hurricane Melissa roared ashore over western Jamaica at 1 p.m. EDT Oct. 28 as a high-end Category 5 storm with 185 mph (295...
Melissa’s slowdown is bad news for the central Caribbean » Yale Climate Connections
Tropical Storm Melissa has not strengthened in its first two days over the central Caribbean, but this lopsided, ungainly storm is still expected to...
Tropical Storm Melissa on track to be a dangerous Caribbean hurricane » Yale Climate Connections
A Hurricane Watch is up for the south coast of Haiti and a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica as newly-formed Tropical Storm Melissa chugs...
Tropical disturbance poses torrential rainfall threat for the central Caribbean » Yale Climate Connections
A sprawling, fast-moving tropical disturbance raced through the Windward Islands on Sunday and entered the Caribbean, where it’s set to become a formidable rainmaker...
The biggest storms on Earth are their workplace » Yale Climate Connections
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Most pilots are trained to avoid extreme weather. But when a hurricane forms over the ocean, an elite crew of pilots, engineers, and meteorologists...
Tropical Storm Jerry forms; a close pass by the Leeward Islands expected » Yale Climate Connections
Tropical Storm Jerry was named by the National Hurricane Center, or NHC, at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 7. At that time, Jerry was...
Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China » Yale Climate Connections
After peaking as a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds, Super Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in the southern Chinese city of Yangjiang in...
Bermuda braces for a pounding from strengthening Hurricane Imelda » Yale Climate Connections
Hurricane warnings are flying for the island of Bermuda as a strengthening Hurricane Imelda barrels toward a close encounter with the island, expected to...
Hurricane Gabrielle makes a run for the Azores » Yale Climate Connections
After completing a right turn just southeast of Bermuda, Hurricane Gabrielle — still at Category 4 strength at midday Tuesday — may still be...