Florida And East Coast Will See Big Losses From More Cat 5 Storms, Researchers Say December 4, 2025 By William Rabb The just-ended 2025 Atlantic hurricane season surprised some forecasters after it produced no major storms that hit the United States....
Jamaica Secures $6.7B From Agencies for Post-Melissa Rebuild December 1, 2025 By Zahra Burton and Natalia Siniawski Jamaica has secured up to $6.7 billion in support from international agencies to fund reconstruction over the next three years...
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Rapidly Intensifying Storms Between Long Lulls November 21, 2025 This year’s Atlantic hurricane season will be remembered for bursts of extreme weather intensity falling between long and quiet stretches...
Jamaica to Get Record $70.8M Parametric Payout for Hurricane Melissa November 5, 2025 The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility will make a payout of US$70.8 million to the government of Jamaica to cover...
Verisk Estimates Hurricane Melissa Insured Losses Could Reach $4.2B November 3, 2025 By Prakhar Srivastava Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa’s strike on Jamaica are expected to range between $2.2 billion and $4.2 billion, according to...
Satellite Data Reveals Hurricane Melissa Devastation in Jamaica October 31, 2025 By Josh Saul, Krishna Karra, Mary Hui and Joe Wertz As Hurricane Melissa sweeps past Bermuda into the North Atlantic, new satellite data of Jamaica has revealed devastation in much...
Hurricane Melissa Takes Aim at Bahamas After Battering Cuba October 29, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Lauren Rosenthal Sustained wind speeds are still around 105 miles per hour, and a hurricane-strength storm is expected to hit the Bahamas...
Hurricane Melissa Churns Toward Jamaica as a Category 5 Storm October 27, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Joe Wertz Hurricane Melissa plowed toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm, threatening to bring widespread destruction to the island.
Eta Ties 2005 for the Most Atlantic Storms in a Single Year November 2, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Eta formed overnight in the Caribbean, becoming the Atlantic’s 28th storm of 2020 and tying a 2005 record...
Mag 7.7 Quake Hits Between Cuba and Jamaica, but no Injuries January 30, 2020 By Michael Weissenstein HAVANA — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking...