weather alert

As the powerful storm churned its way across the open waters, island nations in its projected path scrambled to prepare for the worst. For days, meteorologists had been issuing increasingly dire warnings about the impending arrival of the hurricane, and residents knew that a day like this would eventually come....

As Hurricane Melissa approaches, Jamaica finds itself on high alert, with climate change exacerbating the island nation's susceptibility to the storm's potentially devastating impacts. The country's geographical location and topography already make it prone to hurricane landfalls, but rising temperatures, sea levels, and changing precipitation patterns are amplifying the threats...