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The devastating reality of climate injustice is playing out across the Caribbean, where increasingly powerful storms are hammering nations least responsible for global warming. Hurricane Melissa recently battered Jamaica and neighboring countries, leaving at least 75 people dead and causing…
Hurricane Melissa has carved a path of unprecedented destruction across the Caribbean, marking itself as the most powerful storm ever recorded to strike Jamaica. The monster Category 5 hurricane slammed into the island nation Tuesday night with catastrophic winds reaching…
Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded, has made landfall in Cuba after leaving Jamaica in ruins as a declared “disaster area.” The catastrophic storm represents the most intense tropical cyclone to strike Jamaica in nearly…
Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded, has left a trail of destruction across Jamaica after making landfall as a Category 5 hurricane. The historic storm has earned the grim title of “storm of the century,”…
