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Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica

Why Hurricane Melissa Could Be the Worst Storm to Ever Hit Jamaica

“This is going to be a lot worse than Gilbert,” says Phil Klotzbach, a senior research scientist at Colorado State University, who studies hurricanes.

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Entire communities in Jamaica demolished or isolated by direct hit from Hurricane Melissa: Officials

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Hurricane Melissa: How Devastating Is the ‘Storm of the Century’?

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Hurricane Melissa is a warning: Why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard – The Conversation

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified to a category 5 storm, bringing record winds and rain to Jamaica.

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Hurricane leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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Scenes From the Caribbean, as Hurricane Melissa Hits

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Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north

Authorities across the region, struggling to keep track of the devastation, confirmed 25 deaths in Haiti - 10 of them children - and four in Jamaica.

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First deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean

See how Hurricane Melissa, among strongest on record, compares with historic storms

Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.

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'A worst-case scenario': Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

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How is Jamaica? Hurricane Melissa damage leaves 'total devastation' in west. See photos, live cams

How is Jamaica doing? Hurricane Melissa's Category 5 landfall left "total devsatation" in the western region. See hurricane damage photos and live cams.

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‘Trees in Hot Tubs’: Riding Out Hurricane Melissa at a Beach Resort

A Texas woman stranded in Jamaica with her family described what it was like to experience the catastrophic storm while sheltering at a Sandals resort.

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Disney Cancels Call to Jamaica Following Destructive Hurricane

In light of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, Disney Treasure will no longer call to Falmouth, Jamaica, on its next sailing.

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Decades after tragedy struck, Hurricane Hunters still risk their lives inside the world's worst storms

Gathering data from planes inside hurricanes is a dangerous game and 52 lives have been lost since operations began in 1944.

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CNN meteorologist tries to drive to hardest hit area in Jamaica

While driving to some of the hardest hit areas in Jamaica, CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam shows some of the damage from Hurricane Melissa.