Melissa could be the strongest hurricane to ever hit Jamaica. A heating ocean is fuelling it

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest ever recorded in the Caribbean, is set to hit Jamaica early on Tuesday after undergoing “rapid intensification” — a climate-charged phenomenon that’s increasingly sending devastating storms to the region.

Melissa could be the strongest hurricane to ever hit Jamaica. A heating ocean is fuelling it
Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest ever recorded in the Caribbean, is set to hit Jamaica early on Tuesday after undergoing “rapid intensification” — a climate-charged phenomenon that’s increasingly sending devastating storms to the region.