Hurricane Melissa expected to reach Category 5 intensity as it threatens Jamaica, other Caribbean islands. @USAToday reports:
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Category 5 Major Hurricane #Melissa estimated sustained winds 150 kts (175 mph) has stalled south of #Jamaica 🇯🇲. in the final frames the eye appears to have begun moving towards the island #HurricaneMelissa
#ClimateDiary Really thinking of everyone in Jamaica as the island is bracing itself for #hurricanemelissa
All the more so because I have a PhD student there right now, researching coffee production past and present in the Blue Mountains. She says her building has strong walls but needless to say I am very anxious for her and everyone she is with. Also this year’s coffee harvest! As ever, having a human connection makes it all the more real.
https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-haiti-cuba-c33102eb52bc8dfec08bdcd20968ca1d
Hurricane Melissa now expected to be CAT4 on impact with Jamaica. Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides expected. #HurricaneMelissa #Hurricanes #Jamaica
Before/After satellite imaging in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa; reports of 90% of the roofs gone in some areas. True death estimates and injury numbers are going to be hard to come by until communications is reestablished with those communities (the "dozens" is going to likely become "hundreds" IMHO) #HurricaneMelissa #Melissa #hurricanes
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/10/29/melissaaftermath-category-storm-hit-jamaica/
“I Love Jamaica” concerts / foundraiser > Jamaica's Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange says her ministry will be leading a series of fundraising concerts on the island and across the world to support Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
Five concerts will be held with the island’s “best reggae artistes and musicians as well as friends of Jamaica” with all proceeds going towards the national recovery programme.
#Hurricane #Melissa #HurricaneMelissa #Jamaice #Relief
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