Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Lashing Jamaica
The New York Times • 10/17/2025 – 10/29/2025
Summary
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba after causing significant damage in Jamaica, where it disrupted infrastructure and internet access, according to The New York Times. In preparation for the storm, Cuba evacuated approximately 750,000 residents.
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2025-10-172025-11-17
Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
123d
Age
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Sources
from cluster
2944
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^2944/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^2944/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Story Timeline
- 2025-10-17
- 2025-10-25
- 2025-10-26
- 2025-10-27
- 2025-10-28
- 2025-10-29Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Lashing Jamaica (current)
- 2025-10-30
- 2025-11-02
Score BreakdownRisk 35
Source Reputation: Moderate trust (8/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 123 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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