• Strongest storm this year: Melissa is strengthening before landfall, is now a 180 mph Category 5, and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Such bouts of intensification are becoming ...

• NOW: Driven by devastating sustained winds of 185-mph, Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history, is about to make landfall in Jamaica, threatening to devastate the island nation.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing severe winds and flooding. For survivors, the dangers don’t end when the storm passes — hidden hazards like mold, structural ...

• Moving on: Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Melissa is still a powerful Category 3 hurricane ...

A powerful burst of energy from the sun is streaming past Earth, disturbing the energized particles in the highest levels of the atmosphere and painting stunning aurora borealis displays across the ...

A second typhoon in a week is churning toward the Philippines, with residents in its path warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.