Tropical Storm Melissa is riding the brakes. It’s a new, troubling tendency for Atlantic storms

Hurricanes are powerful storms, but they require a tug or pull from other weather systems, such as a cold front or a dip in the jet stream, to determine how fast they move and where they go. When those influences are very weak or absent, however — as is the case with Melissa — a storm can meander f...

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