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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica in Historic Storm

Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, has unleashed catastrophic destruction across Jamaica after making landfall as a Category 5 hurricane. The unprecedented storm is being called the strongest to hit the Caribbean island since 1851,…

Photo & article source: The Guardian • Natricia Duncan in Kingston, Anthony Lugg in Portland, Tom Phillips and Oliver Holmes • Oct 29, 2025 • Hurricane Melissa • World news • Jamaica • Americas • Climate crisis • Environment • Hurricanes

France’s Last North American Village Faces Climate Relocation

France’s remote archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, nestled off Canada’s Newfoundland coast, is confronting an unprecedented challenge: how to move an entire village before rising seas wash it away. The 400-building village of Miquelon sits precariously just 2 meters above…

Photo & article source: The Guardian • Sara Hashemi • Oct 28, 2025 • Sea level • Climate crisis • Oceans • Environment • Canada • France • Coastlines • Americas • World news • Hurricanes • Hurricane Fiona • Extreme weather

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