The just-ended 2025 Atlantic hurricane season surprised some forecasters after it produced no major storms that hit the United States. But the hurricanes that did arise, with most remaining offshore and one slamming Jamaica, were mostly Category 5 beasts – signaling that new extremes are on the way in coming years, according to published research.
Hurricane Melissa, which raked Jamaica in late October with 185 mph winds and caused an estimated $9 billion in damage, “was not an anomaly but a warning of the supercharged storms we are likely to face more often in a