The psychological toll of hurricanes – major storms leave more than wreckage behind

Across the Caribbean, rebuilding after disaster means more than clearing debris. The real recovery is psychological, and it can take years.

Category 6 is the new hurricane normal. Why scientists say we need to rethink what we know about storms

Human-caused climate change is making major hurricanes like Melissa much stronger, faster and ultimately more ...

Should we expect more monster storms like Hurricane Melissa as the planet warms?

When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica last week, it did so as one of the strongest Atlantic storms to make landfall on record. Its winds reached 295 kph and it dumped more than a metre of rain ...

Experts call for new Category 6 to classify Melissa: 'It's impossible to boil the threats of a hurricane down'

Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa has renewed calls to amend the scale used to classify the strength of a hurricane and ...