Tag Extreme Weather

Record-Breaking Hurricane Melissa Devastates Caribbean Islands

Hurricane Melissa has carved a path of unprecedented destruction across the Caribbean, making history as the most powerful storm ever recorded to strike Jamaica. The Category 5 hurricane slammed into the island Tuesday with devastating 185 mph winds and record-low…

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…