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Hurricane Melissa turned sharply, devastating Jamaica—How forecasters knew where it was headed

Hurricane Melissa turned sharply, devastating Jamaica—How forecasters knew where it was headed

Tropical storms are guided by many different wind patterns: big, like the Bermuda high, and small. CU expert Ethan Murray explains why so many storms veered off into the Atlantic in 2025—read on The Conversation.

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