#storm-surge

#storm-surge

While Jamaicans cowered as Hurricane Melissa approached, Leanne Archer, a research associate in climate extremes at the University of Bristol, said the hurricane was "yet another stark reminder that islands such as Jamaica face the brunt of accelerating extremes amplified by climate change, despite being among those who are the least responsible for the problem". Yet even as climate activists insist Earth is not dying, but being killed, too many are still ready to deny climate change even exists.

Hong Kong is facing a night of destructive winds and drenching rain as Super Typhoon Ragasa tracks toward the financial hub, potentially becoming the most damaging storm since Mangkhut in 2018. The typhoon is packing top sustained winds of 220 kilometers (137 miles) per hour, according to the Hong Kong Observatory, which is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. The system was 340 kilometers southeast of the city as of 4 p.m. local time.