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Frightful forecast could impact Halloween in P.E.I. with special weather statement in effect
All eyes are on a potentially ghoulish Halloween weather forecast for P.E.I., but the latest special weather statement from Environment Canada has shifted slightly in favour of trick-or-treating on Friday. The weather agency said rain and strong...
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El Huracán Melissa de Categoría 3 azota a Cuba y avanza rápidamente por las Bahamas
El Huracán Melissa tocó tierra en la provincia oriental cubana de Santiago de Cuba, a unos 40 millas (65 km) al oeste de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba — la segunda más poblada del país — a las 3:10 a.m. (hora del Este) del 29 de octubre como una...
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Met Office Halloween weather warning as UK faces Hurricane Melissa impact
(Image: Met Office) As we gear up for Halloween this weekend, the Met Office has issued a warning for unsettled weather conditions. While global attention is understandably on Hurricane Melissa in the Atlantic, our local forecasters are keeping a...
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Ukraine votes against lifting U.S. embargo on Cuba for first time
For the first time Ukraine voted against a UN General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba. As Ukrinform's correspondent in New York reported, Kyiv thus supported Washington's position on maintaining the embargo. The...
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Hurricane Melissa has its Eyes Set on the Bahamas After Exiting Eastern Cuba
Hurricane Melissa has its Eyes Set on the Bahamas After Exiting Eastern Cuba Hurricane Melissa has its Eyes Set on the Bahamas After Exiting Eastern Cuba WE’RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR LOCAL FORECAST. BUT RIGHT NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT...
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South Georgia Weather Authority Forecast: October 29, 2025
Breezy & cool with intervals of clouds & sunshine Thursday. Ghoulish chill Halloween evening in mid-50s for trick-or-treaters. Coldest air of the season in upper 30s-lower 40s on Saturday morning. Patchy frost in wind-protected areas for...
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Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of destruction in Jamaica; Cuba prepares for impact
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The Arizona Daily Star
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Hurricane Melissa slammed into southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, packing 185 mph winds and torrential rains that leveled homes and flooded entire towns. The storm left over half a million without power and displaced more...
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29 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report 1 H/cane
Wed 29 October 2025 TROPICAL REPORT Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of MexicoTropical Weather Outlook 800 AM EDT Wed 29 Oct 2025 1205 UTC Wed 29 Oct 2025IMAGE FROM NHC Tropical Weather Outlook TextTropical Weather...
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Hurricanes: the costliest climate disasters in the world
Hurricane Melissa. Image: Wikimedia Commons By Victoria Heath This week, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica. Already, the storm is responsible for seven deaths – three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic. The world’s...
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Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, moves on to Cuba
KINGSTON, (Reuters) — Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba’s second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm yesterday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that...
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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after lashing Jamaica
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The Weekly Journal
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday after leaving a swath of destruction in Jamaica, where most people were cut off from the internet and major airports remained closed. Melissa hit Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the strongest...
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A re-energized Hurricane Melissa now turns its attentions to Cuba
KINGSTON — Hurricane Melissa was bringing life-threatening storm surge and flooding to Cuba today after leaving a swath of destruction in Jamaica, where many were cut off from the internet and major airports remained closed. Melissa hit Jamaica...
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Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti’s Petit-Goave, weakens as it moves toward Cuba
At least 25 people were killed after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa triggered catastrophic flooding in the coastal town of Petit-Goave, Haiti, local officials confirmed on Wednesday. The La Digue River overflowed, sweeping through residential...
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Historic Category 5 Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, bringing 'life-threatening and catastrophic' impacts
After landfall in Jamaica, Historic Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 hurricane Tuesday and make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Cuba Wednesday morning. NOTICE THEY’RE NOT AS STRONG AS WHAT...
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Irish people as much to blame as Government for failing to meet climate change targets, expert says
The Irish people and successive governments are equally to blame for why Ireland is on course to miss its emission reduction targets, according to a leading climate change expert.Professor Peter Thorne, who is professor in physical geography...
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Impact Weather for Maryland with heavy rain and strong thunderstorms possible
Impact Weather for Maryland with heavy rain and strong thunderstorms possible HAITI. NOW LET’S SEND IT OVER TO METEOROLOGIST TONY PANTONI. HURRICANE MELISSA, NOW BARRELING ACROSS CUBA AND HAS SINCE WEAKENED. IT’S WEAKENED A LITTLE BIT. IT’S DOWN...
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NJ weather: Get ready for pouring rain and howling winds
We continue to watch a storm system tracking over Tennessee now that will really soak New Jersey on Thursday. For Wednesday, expect a "blah" weather day with thickening clouds, a stiff breeze, and persistent spotty showers and drizzle along the...
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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after leaving trail of destruction in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica as the strongest storm ever recorded in the island nation's history, made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday, battering its eastern coast with powerful winds, torrential rain, and life-threatening storm...
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Melissa exits Cuba as Cat 2 on its way to the Bahamas
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Hurricane Melissa has moved back into the southwestern Atlantic after crossing Cuba earlier today. A NOAA Hurricane Hunter flight confirmed the storm is now just offshore, matching satellite and radar data. Cuba’s mountains...
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The Cuban Artist the Regime Fears Most
The Cuban regime is forcing one of its most celebrated dissident artists into exile, exposing its deepest fear: the power of art to mobilize dissent—and the power of the individual to inspire others for democratic change. Luis Manuel Otero...
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