El Niño is officially here, raising confidence in a quiet 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
But Colorado State University forecasters stress that a below-average season can still produce damaging storms.
Tag: Hurricane Melissa
A hurricane season that surprised with record storms and notable lulls
Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, but the US was spared as FEMA faces drastic change.
Firestorm over Bill Gates’ climate message shouldn’t cloud the facts
Neither the pundits nor Gates’ letter acknowledge the real risks of crossing tipping points that cannot be reversed.
No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming
What’s happening is a glimpse of what’s coming for coastal and island communities as climate change accelerates.
Climate disasters will send many countries into a debt spiral – but there’s a way out
Small island nations remain just one storm away from fiscal collapse and unsustainable debt.
After Melissa, how much stronger will future hurricanes be?
Rising ocean temperatures are strengthening hurricanes, prompting discussion about a potential Category 6.
4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
Recovering from one of the Atlantic’s most powerful storms will take months and likely years in some areas.
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
The fingerprints of climate change are visible on many of the factors that made Melissa such a devastating storm.