Hurricane Erin on Wednesday grew in size as it made its way up into the Atlantic off the U.S. East Coast with tropical-storm conditions forecast to hit North Carolina and dangerous surf left

Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, won't make landfall on the U.S. East Coast, but it will impact residents and visitors at North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Hurricane Erin brings swells to Florida. It's ideal for surfing but dangerous for beachgoers who see blue skies, but don't realize the dangers.

Beachfront property owners braced for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal erosion. Powerful waves of 15 to 20 feet are expected to slam beaches, especially in North Carolina, for 48 hours or more as the hurricane crawls northward offshore through at least Thursday.

A major hurricane—so that's Category 3 or higher—for the Northeast is every 60 to 70 years or so,” DaSilva explained. While Florida and the Gulf Coast face frequent hurricane landfalls, states from New Jersey to Maine have largely escaped direct ...

Natural disasters have long posed singular risks for people in the United States without permanent legal status.

Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Erin is creating coastal concerns as it moves past Florida’s east coast. Erin is currently a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph. The tropical system is positioned hundreds of miles off the east coast, posing a threat to coastal areas with dangerous seas and surf this week.