In recent decades, the Atlantic has been warming at record rates, helping hurricanes explode into powerhouses.

Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is expected to stay offshore after lashing<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" ...

Hurricane Erin threatens North Carolina's Outer Banks with severe surf and winds as evacuations begin. Here are the latest ...

Erin’s winds remain near 140 mph, keeping it a Category 4 hurricane. Erin continues to move northwest at 10 mph. The central ...

The monster storm intensified to a Category 4 with 140 mph (225 kph) maximum sustained winds early Monday while it started to ...

In the meantime, Erin will bring bands of heavy rain and tropical storm force winds to the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas through Monday evening. Hurricane Erin will make its way ...

The center of Hurricane Erin is expected to remain offshore, but forecasters expect eastern North Carolina to see coastal ...