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Jamaica: International support ‘crucial’ to hurricane recovery says Guterres

·November 3, 2025·2 min read

António Guterres spoke by phone to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier in the day emphasising afterwards in a statement that “international support is crucial” as the country deals with the effects of the category 5 storm which brought rain, storm surges and catastrophic flooding. “He calls for the mobilisation...

Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa

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·November 1, 2025·2 min read

Torrential rain, storm surges, and landslides caused by the hurricane have left a trail of destruction across the region, with homes flattened, roads and bridges washed away, and vast areas still without power or Internet access and other telecommunications. The UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said that aid supplies are...

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

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·October 28, 2025·3 min read

Briefing reporters hours before Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica, a representative of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said that the category 5 system “will be the strongest on the planet this year” putting a million people at direct risk, “including families which...

Hurricane Melissa poised to slam Caribbean; 1.6 million children at risk

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·October 28, 2025·1 min read

Currently a Category 4 storm and moving slowly across the Caribbean Sea, Melissa is forecast to strengthen to Category 5, with sustained winds of at least 157 mph (about 252 kmh). Countries across the region, including Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, are expected to endure several days of...

Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms

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·November 29, 2024·2 min read

This year saw 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes – classified as Category 3 or higher – marking the ninth consecutive above-average season for the Atlantic basin. “Year after year, the climate crisis continues to break new records, resulting in more extreme weather events, including rapidly intensifying...

WMO reports decrease in likelihood of severe Atlantic hurricane season ahead |

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·August 5, 2022·3 min read

The conditions do still point towards an “above-normal” 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA’s annual mid-season update issued by the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the United States’ National Weather Service. NOAA forecasters have decreased the likelihood of an above-normal season – which could herald more devastating storms...