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Hurricane Erin Explodes Into Category 5: Warnings Issued as 2025’s First Major Atlantic Storm Threatens Coast
Posted by Cassius Montgomery in Weather
19Aug
Hurricane Erin has become 2025’s first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, rapidly intensifying over unusually warm waters. The storm peaked at 160 mph winds, caused deadly flooding in Cape Verde, and now threatens the U.S. East Coast with dangerous surf and rip currents. Scientists connect its rapid growth to climate change.
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