Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken into an extratropical cyclone on Friday, Oct. 31, the National Hurricane Center said.

Finally, sea-levels are rising, mainly due to a combination of melting glaciers and ice sheets, and the fact that warmer water takes up more space. Local factors can also play a part. This means storm surges happen on top of already elevated sea levels, worsening coastal flooding.

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as one of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded — with the United Nations declaring the disaster “the storm of the century.” Melissa smashed into Jamaica’s southwestern coast just after 1 p.

Hurricane Melissa has hit Jamaica and Cuba. Where's it going to hit next? Here's the latest forecast and spaghetti models for Category 5 storm.

Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Maps show its forecast path.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to become an extratropical cyclone later today as it quickly moves away from Bermuda. According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa is

Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, leaving at least four dead. Ram Nabong reports.

The storm made landfall in New Hope, Westmoreland, Jamaica on Tuesday, marking the strongest storm in the island's history. Hurricane Melissa surpassed 1988's low-end Category 4 Hurricane Gilbert as the strongest such storm to hit the island.