Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated ...

Direct or indirect, one excess death brought on by a storm is one too many. But it’s important to flesh this out further ...

The Category 5 hurricane wreaked havoc across the Caribbean, making landfall in Jamaica before heading toward Cuba, Haiti, ...

Xavier Totti moved to the mainland United States from his native Puerto Rico 43 years ago. He is still asked routinely if he is "legal," and when he mails packages to relatives back home, he has to ...

Founded in Santa Barbara in 1948 by Holocaust refugee William Zimdin, Direct Relief began as a small, personal effort to send supplies to war-torn Europe, Morain explained. “According to our history, ...

Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded ...

As Hurricane Melissa loses strength, the needs of affected communities are only beginning to emerge, with health systems, ...

Melissa, now an infamous hurricane, will see its name retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It’s the third strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, the strongest observed ...

Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico Sept. 20 as a Category 4 storm. Extreme flooding and strong winds knocked out power lines across the island, forcing many businesses to turn to alternative ...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Monday that Hurricane Melissa could cause catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides in parts of Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola. The annual death toll ...

Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa’s passage across Jamaica are expected to remain limited despite the storm’s severity at ...