Hurricane Melissa is barrelling towards Cuba after leaving a trail of destruction in Jamaica, though the full extent of its impact remains unclear. The storm has strengthened back up to Category 4. Follow the latest below.

Relief efforts are ramping up as Jamaica faces a potential humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

Since August 30, John Ferrell has been on the front lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, traversing South Mississippi from the gulf at Gautier to the hub of Hattiesburg inspecting the voluminous damage the Category 4 storm incurred. “The further ...

You’ve probably heard of PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder. But what about its counterpart, post-traumatic growth?The term was coined in the 90s to describe the positive psychological growth that researchers documented in people who had been through traumatic or highly stressful life events.

The two playwrights gave a platform to Louisiana and the Gulf in “Echoes of the Storm,” a series of plays for the Apollo’s tribute to Hurricane Katrina’s 20th anniversary. Coordinating a program of “Southern Stories” dedicated to the 20th ...

Hurricane Katrina left scars across Louisiana and Mississippi that are still evident 20 years later. Katrina claimed at least 1,392 lives — both during the storm and in its aftermath — and was America's deadliest hurricane in 77 years. Its $201 billion ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, state officials in Louisiana saw an opportunity to transform New Orleans public schools, many of which they considered "failing." Twenty years later, we look at one of the biggest experiments in U.S. public education ...

The storm has grown to one of the Atlantic's strongest on record, and is threatening to be the Atlantic's first Category 5 landfall since 2019.

The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-shattering season, and among the frenzy of storms, Hurricane Wilma topped them all.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Regina Girten saw the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Amongst devastation, their family home. She didn't hesitate to jump in to help neighbors & friends but always keeping in mind New Orleans's lack of resources. After moving to ...

Hundreds of thousands of evacuees are stranded in six southern states, with 80% of New Orleans still under water. Rooftop rescues are still going on in New Orleans as the Army Corps of Engineers struggles to keep the water from rising. Parts of Mississippi ...

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina changed the Gulf Coast—and the nation—forever, we gather to reflect, reckon, and look forward. “The Lingering Storm: Climate Change, Displacement, and Action” explores how communities such as Houston have not only responded to the challenges of climate change and displacement but also become stronger,