Hurricane Melissa: Tracking Chaos, Climate Change and Online Storm Watch Culture

Hurricane Melissa has dominated global headlines a massive, fast-moving system reshaping coastlines, disrupting cities, and reigniting debates about the accelerating force of climate change. But beyond the devastation, Melissa also reveals how we experience disasters in the digital age through viral clips, live TikTok tracking, and storm-chaser fandoms. In this episode, we unpack the meteorology, the media, and the mindset that makes every hurricane both a real and digital event. Thanks for listening to Trending Unpacked, where we explore what the world’s talking about this week.