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Hurricane Melissa Inches Toward Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa nears landfall in Jamaica as Cat. 5: ‘This will be unprecedented’

Hurricane Melissa is nearing landfall in Jamaica after strengthening to a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph.

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Major Hurricane Melissa Will Drop Catastrophic Amounts of Rain on Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Could Drop Two Feet of Rain on Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into Category 4, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa is gaining strength and US forecasters are warning it could grow to a Category 5 hurricane.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica

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Jamaican residents prepare for Hurricane Melissa's arrival

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Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected for Jamaica and Haiti, and possible for the Dominican Republic.

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Hurricane Melissa UPDATES: Foreign Office statement as Brits face deadly storm

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Hurricane Hunters Found Something in Melissa’s Eye: Trapped Birds

The news “underscores the profound ecological toll that Hurricane Melissa will have on Jamaica’s biodiversity,” said one expert on the island.

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Minister of Tourism for Jamaica launches new book exploring the evolving landscape of the tourism s

The Honorable Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism for Jamaica has launched his new book, “Thought Leadership on Tourism, Resilience, and Sustainability in the 21st Century.” During a period of extraordinary change and innovation, this all-encompassing ...

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Mountainous Landscape, Jamaica

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