Melissa, which is now a Category 4 hurricane, is bringing catastrophic winds, rain and storm surge to Jamaica, where residents and tourists are sheltering in place. Melissa is now a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds decreased to 150 mph, but it remains an extremely dangerous storm as it sweeps across western Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica today with the island braced for its strongest storm in its history.

Scientists say human-driven climate change is causing such massive storms to become increasingly common in the region.