So far, the Atlantic has seen 13 named systems during hurricane season, with Erin, Humberto and Melissa reaching Category 5—the strongest rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ...

Jamaica's $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more ...

Hurricane season is officially upon us. And the biggest hurricane of the year is making landfall. Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday, October 28. The United Nations ...

ADDED IT’S NOT A SURE THING. THE CLEANUP AND RECOVERY ARE JUST STARTING IN THE CARIBBEAN AFTER HURRICANE MELISSA PLOWED THROUGH JAMAICA, CUBA AND HAITI. EXPERTS CALLING IT ONE OF THE STRONGEST ...