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Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Danica Coto Published Aug 16, 2025 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 4 minute read This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Erin on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (NOAA via...

Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day and bringing heavy rains and high winds...

Hurricane Erin weakens slightly to category 4, undergoes ‘eyewall replacement’; what do we know so far
Hurricane Erin exploded and strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday (August 16, 2025) before weakening slightly to a Category 4 status. However, it remained a "formidable" storm while it underwent a process...

Hurricane Erin buffets Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean today, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day and bringing heavy rains and high winds to islands in the region. The...

Category 4 Hurricane Erin moves past northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit...
The storm’s center was located about 150 miles (235 kilometers) northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and it was heading toward the west at 15 mph (24 kph). While the hurricane's center was not expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding...

Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day and bringing heavy rains and high...

Palace Resorts to Open Jamaica’s Moon Palace The Grand
Prime Minister Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) leads in the groundbreaking ceremony at Success on Monday, August 11, 2025. He is joined by (from left), Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin; Vice President, Moon Palace Resorts,...
Hurricane Erin rapidly grows to category five strength near Caribbean
A hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean has grown from a tropical storm to category five in a single day, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Erin — packing sustained winds of almost 260 kilometres per hour — was not expected to...

Category 4 Hurricane Erin moves past northern Caribbean islands
Updated August 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM EDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day. The...

Hurricane Erin is one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in Atlantic history
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent...

Erin strengthens into Category 4 hurricane in Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the...

Hurricane Erin gathers strength after lashing U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico with heavy rains
Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. eastern seaboard this week. The hurricane had weakened to Category 3...

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies to Category 5, flooding risks loom for Caribbean Islands
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Erin: A tourist poses for a photo inside a sentry box...

Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in Caribbean
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. While the compact hurricane’s center wasn’t expected to hit...

Last country without soccer team takes the field
The Marshall Islands, long considered the last country on Earth without a national soccer team, played its first official match this week — a 4–0 defeat to the U.S. Virgin Islands that officials nonetheless hailed as a historic achievement....

Hurricane Erin Critical Dominican Republic Alert 2025: Green Warning Issued as Storm Approaches
Hurricane Erin Dominican Republic alert: 8 provinces under green alert as Category 1 storm brings rain, wind, and dangerous surf to the Caribbean nation. Related: Hurricane Flossie Intensifies to Category 2, Threatens Mexican Pacific Coast with...

KuCoin Pioneers UBS uMINT Collateral Support via DigiFT
Setting a New Industry Standard by Enabling Liquid, Safeguarded Collateral That Links Traditional Finance and Digital Asset Investment Through Robust Technology Infrastructure PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --...

RBC Bahamas Takes Lead as Presenting Sponsor of Paradise Plates 2025
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — RBC Royal Bank (Bahamas) Limited announced today its role as the presenting sponsor of the 2025 edition of Paradise Plates, the premier fundraising event for Hands for Hunger. As part of its commitment, RBC has contributed...

Curfew for Blue Hills Providenciales; effective TODAY
Deandrea Hamilton | Editor Turks and Caiocos, August 8, 2025 – The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) has issued an urgent and sweeping policy statement on crime prevention and national security, calling for an independent review of the Royal...

Increasing risk of coastal hazards in the mid-Atlantic and Puerto Rico as Erin intensifies
From AccuWeather AccuWeather® hurricane experts expand the risk zone for storm surge, flooding rainfall and mudslides in the Caribbean Elevated risk of beach erosion and strong rip currents next week across the Outer Banks of North Carolina and...