Hurricane Erin, the first of the Atlantic season, briefly reached Catagory 5 status. What does the intense storm mean for the rest of the 2025?

Natural disasters have long posed singular risks for people in the United States without permanent legal status. But with the arrival of peak Atlantic hurricane season, immigrants and their advocates say President Donald Trump’s robust immigration enforcement agenda has increased the danger.

Today is the day that we could see some of the worst impacts of Hurricane Erin as it churns parallel to the U.S. East Coast. North Carolina's barrier islands have already started seeing significant waves crashing into shoreline homes and hotels.

Erin, moving near the Leeward Islands, is expected to pass north of Puerto Rico this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricanes are large storms. While a hurricane wouldn’t still be at hurricane strength if it tracked to Michigan, the storm can have a big influence on our weather. In fact, even hurricanes that come nowhere near Michigan will influence our weather.

The sixth-named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be Fernand. Fernand? If you're thinking to pronounce it based on memories of that Ferdinand the bull story from childhood, think again, since you'd be wrong.

Close to the Lesser Antilles, there is a system with a 60% chance of development within the next week. South of Africa's Cape Verde Islands, there is a system with a 30% chance of development. This is not abnormal. We're entering the peak of hurricane season. We'll get into that more below.

In his first interview in his new role, GEMA Director Josh Lamb said he’s ready to roll for a potentially busy hurricane season and for big Homeland Security matters like the FIFA World Cup.