The warming of the world's oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa's wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday.

By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

Although forecasters are confident that the storm won’t make direct landfall in the United States, authorities on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks issued evacuation orders and warned that some roads could be swamped by big waves.

By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press

Up to 20 inches of rain could fall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero.

By Luis Alberto Cruz, Associated Press