Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record, has devastated several Caribbean nations, leaving Jamaica with catastrophic damage and widespread power outages. The storm continued to batter Cuba and Haiti, where at least 20 people have died, and is expected to remain powerful as it moves toward the Bahamas and Bermuda. The disaster highlights how the world's poorest and least responsible countries for climate change are suffering the most from its effects, despite years of warnings and pleas for assistance from island nations. Wealthy countries have repeatedly failed to meet their financial commitments to help these vulnerable regions adapt, with aid for climate adaptation actually declining, leaving many nations deeper in debt and struggling to recover from repeated disasters.