Hurricane Erin started as a Category 1 storm on Friday morning. By Saturday, it had turned into a Category 5 monster with 160-mile-per-hour winds. That makes it one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes ever.

Rapidly developing hurricanes are just another part of our climate change reality that we will, unfortunately, have to get used to. After all, it doesn’t seem like anyone is trying to do anything about it anytime soon.

Now a re-strengthened Category 4 with 130 mph sustained winds, Erin is a massive storm with tropical storm-force winds stretching 230 miles out. It’s not expected to slam the U.S. mainland, thankfully, but don’t get too cocky.

It’s dragging a dangerous storm surge and rip currents up the East Coast, with rough surf already reaching the Carolinas and creepi

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