5.2K views · 45 reactions | Hurricane Speak: Spaghetti plots and Forecast Cones explained by a meteorologist. Watch more video: https://ow.ly/Ez3c50U7Zf1 | The Weather Network | Facebook

8.4K views · 95 reactions | On Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center upped the odds of a tropical wave becoming the next named storm before the end of the week. This system is forecast to enter the Caribbean Sea and head in the direction of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. This is a system to closely monitor. | Cayman Marl Road | Facebook

HAPPENING NOW: Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island's history. Dangerous winds, rain, flooding and storm surge are in the forecast, with the worst of the destruction unfolding from noon on Monday to noon on Tuesday. Landfall is expected late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Follow live updates: https://abcnews.link/1FLLEwp | ABC News

President Donald Trump made a stark reversal and encouraged House Republicans to vote to release more files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CNN's Jake Tapper argues this is unnecessary and explains how Trump could order the release of the documents immediately. | CNN

China is positioning itself as a leader in the global green transition, sending a large delegation to COP30 and pledging to reduce emissions by up to 10% from their peak by 2035, even as it continues to build coal plants. CNN's Simone McCarthy reports from Beijing. | CNN