Hurricane Erin intensified at a near-record rate. Is Florida ready for the next big storm?
Erin went from a tropical storm to a category 5 in about 24 hours, underscoring the danger of hurricane season amid a diminished Fema and National Weather ServiceThis season’s first hurricane – and the first of the Trump administration’s new era of meteorological austerity – has been making...
<p>Erin went from a tropical storm to a category 5 in about 24 hours, underscoring the danger of hurricane season amid a diminished Fema and National Weather Service</p><p>This season’s first hurricane – and the first of the Trump administration’s new era of meteorological austerity – has been making its closest pass to the US this week.</p><p>On Friday morning, weaker than days earlier, it is still a large storm, heading north-east, and impacting the US east coast with threats of coastal flooding.</p><p>Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist and climate journalist based in Minnesota</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/hurricane-erin-analysis-florida">Continue reading...</a>
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