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Category five hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummelling Jamaic...

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08.30 29 Oct 2025


Category five hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica


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08.30 29 Oct 2025


Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US National Hurricane Center said. 

We discuss this further with Dr. Samantha Hallam, Ocean and Climate Scientist at the Irish Climate Analysis Research Unit at Maynooth University. 


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