US EditionInvestigating a Plume of Bright Blue in the Wake of Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa resuspended carbonate sediments over 37,500 km² south of Jamaica, creating the largest sediment plume observed by satellite in the modern era, scientists said.
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Investigating a plume of bright blue in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a category 5 storm, bringing sustained winds of 295 kilometers (185 miles) per hour and leaving a broad path of destruction on the island. The storm displaced tens of thousands of people, damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 structures, inflicted costly damage on farmland, and left the nation's forests brown and battered.
The passage of Hurricane Melissa through the Caribbean Sea at the end of October 2025 caused destruction in Jamaica and generated one of the most striking oceanographic phenomena recorded by satellite. The force of this category 5 cyclone not only caused material damage and massive displacements on the island, but also triggered a natural process that caught the attention of the international scientific community by dyeing the region an intense …
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