Hurricane Melissa is speeding up as it as it barrels toward Bermuda as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph Thursday, Oct. 30, according to the latest update from the ...

NOAA lost more than 880 probationary employees in the latest wave of federal firings, with possibly more to come.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane ...

Melissa was inching toward Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane early Tuesday -- the strongest a hurricane can get -- and was expected to bring "catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge" to ...

Editor's Note: Tropical Storm Melissa could become a hurricane. See the latest update for Friday, Oct. 24. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central Caribbean Sea and is showing no signs ...

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since ...

Editor's Note: Hurricane Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa continued to wreak a punishing path of damaging winds and rain across the island ...

Hurricane Melissa had reached Category 4 strength by Sunday morning after undergoing rapid intensification the day before, and National Hurricane Center forecasters said the storm is expected to ...