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fromThe Washington Post
1 week ago

Tropical Storm Melissa tracker: Map and projected storm path

Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the Caribbean Sea and will bring tropical-storm-strength rain and winds to Jamaica, Haiti, and nearby islands by Thursday or Friday.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

This is the birthplace of 85% of all major hurricanes, including Erin

They are the hurricanes of legend, the bowling balls that cross the entire Atlantic Ocean, menaced ships of yore and make the long, curved lines on the hurricane charts.Cape Verde storms, named for the group of islands about 450 miles (725 kilometers) off the west coast of Africa, typically form from clusters of thunderstorms that move off the continent and into the Atlantic.
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