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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica

Local community works to collect donations as Hurricane Melissa heads to Jamaica

Ready or not, here she comes. The current Category 4 Hurricane Melissa is threatening to strengthen into a Category 5, before making landfall in Jamaica overnight Monday.

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Sioux Falls local talks Hurricane Melissa and upcoming work trip to Jamaica

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Jamaican community in Brooklyn prays for safety of relatives impacted by Hurricane Melissa

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‘Communities Will Not Survive’: Jamaica Prepares For Worst Ever Storm As Melissa Intensifies to Category 5

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday amid forecasts of “life-threatening flash flooding,” landslides, and “destructive winds” expected to impact Jamaica ahead of its landfall ...

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Powerful Hurricane Melissa Could Intensify To A Category 5 Level Storm: 'Seek Shelter Now...'

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Melissa turns into major hurricane before Jamaica landfall

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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday.

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Hurricane Melissa is now a rare Category 5 storm as it closes in on a historic, catastrophic landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa to Batter Jamaica as the Island's Strongest Storm on Record in Almost 2 Centuries

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Hurricane Melissa: Jamaican diaspora in Mass. mobilizes aid as island prepares for Category 5 storm

As Jamaica braces for a potentially record-breaking hurricane, the large Jamaican diaspora in Massachusetts is closely monitoring the situation and mobilizing to send crucial support to the island. Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is forecast to be the strongest hurricane to ever hit Jamaica since record-keeping began in 1851.

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Philadelphia church providing sanctuary for Jamaican family fighting deportation

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia church is working with a local organization to provide sanctuary for a Jamaican family who is fighting deportation after 16 years in the U.S. Oneita and Clive Thompson said their lives have been turned upside down ...