Hurricane Melissa, already a major category 4 storm, gathered steam Sunday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter immediately.
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Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 4 storm as it crawled along a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 229 people, and to denounce the handling of the disaster.
Despite Tropical Storm Lorenzo now weakening over open water, additional waves remain under watch—keeping severe weather in focus as the Atlantic hurricane season winds down and winter hazards come into view. But one often-overlooked impact is how these climate and weather shocks cost America’s farms billions annually, and increase the risk of price swings and food shortages for consumers. In the 2025 edition of their Where Natural Disasters Are Having the Biggest Impact on the Nation’s Food Supply report, Trace One pinpoints where these events are having the greatest impact on farmers and the nation’s food supply. Researchers analyzed and ranked locations at the county and state levels based on their average annual economic loss (expected annual loss) in 2025 dollars within the agricultural sector.
The typhoon brought massive flooding that swept across the west coast of Alaska, dumping more than six feet of water in some areas.
A flagship US climate-disaster database killed by President Donald Trump's administration has been brought back to life by its former lead scientist -- revealing that extreme weather inflicted a record $101 billion in damages in just the first half of 2025.
The species is typically found along the east coast of the US and Mexico.
Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain.
When the first autumn rains fell this year, Toni Garcia drew the curtains.
Dallas County Emergency Management Agency is replacing two old weather sirens and handing out 40 weather radios. Â
