The storm is expected to become a major hurricane, and it could bring "life-threatening" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Tropical Storm Melissa is plodding through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane

Atrip to tropical and subtropical regions of Peru was very enlightening in some unexpected ways. By visiting these places, we learned more about what fruits are integral to the colorful cultures from the Amazon to the high Andes. Most may be grown in Hawaii with our varied climate from tropical to temperate.

The Australian region is primed for severe tropical cyclones this season, despite an ongoing trend of reduced tropical cyclone activity near Australia.

Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in southern Haiti.

Despite being in a rather active region for tropical activity, the country has experienced no landfalls greater than Category 3 in the modern record. Hurricane Charlie in 1951 is considered the worst natural disaster for the country during modern times.