The scope of the historic disaster that is the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa is just starting to come into focus a week after the record-setting storm made landfall and carved a path of immense destruction across the western part of Jamaica.

The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A nonprofit organization has redeveloped the database.

As Hurricane Melissa threatens island nations across the Caribbean, many are already burdened by debt from a string of climate-fueled crises.

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By investing in business resiliency and disaster preparedness, companies can begin to limit the extent of the financial fallout in the wake of extreme weather.

The U.S. State Department said it is coordinating with the Catholic Church to send $3 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba after Hurricane Melissa ravaged several provinces on the island's eastern region.

The 1927 flood remains Vermont's most devastating natural disaster in state history. When the water finally receded, dozens of people, livestock and livestock were dead and critical infrastructure was ruined across the state.

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s rampage through western Jamaica last Tuesday, the people of Westmoreland are facing unimaginable loss. Homes lie in ruins, livestock are gone, and many residents in some communities,

With the help of satellites, we are beginning to get an understanding of just how catastrophic Hurricane Melissa was. On Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa became the fourth hurricane in 75 years to make landfall on the island of Jamaica and shattered several Atlantic hurricane records.