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![Hurricane Hanna seen from above on Saturday, July 25, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdqmr8NNqoppRkw3jLTEQ9-320-80.jpg)
Hanna becomes 1st Atlantic hurricane of the season, as it treks toward Texas
By Jeanna Bryner published
Tropical Storm Hanna, now packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, as it treks west toward the coast of Texas
![NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ytC4ZaBnxmNDnxuVcqKgcY-320-80.jpg)
Hurricanes really are getting stronger, just like climate models predicted
By Rafi Letzter published
The authors of a new paper studied 4,000 tropical cyclones spanning 39 years, and showed that major hurricanes are coming more frequently as Earth cooks.
![Satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Arthur, as seen on May 17, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBXFnMysuCSMeVeEqvKGRh-320-80.jpg)
Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020
By Meghan Bartels published
Government satellites have spotted the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, Tropical Storm Arthur, swirling off the coast of North Carolina.
![Satellite images captured by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES-East) showed Hurricane Lorenzo as it rapidly intensified from a Category 2 storm to a Category 4 storm on Sept. 26.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/miKYgbS5WqvYkAJAzRvxrP-320-80.gif)
Hurricane Lorenzo, Strongest Storm Ever This Far East in the Atlantic, Roars Toward the Azores
By Mindy Weisberger published
Hurricane Lorenzo, a powerful storm now bearing down on the Azores, is the strongest hurricane to form this far east in the Atlantic.
![NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this view of the strong Category 1 storm at 8:20 a.m. EDT, just 15 minutes before the center of Hurricane Dorian moved across the barrier islands of Cape Hatteras.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TqZCrSJC2GZvSf6VHWdpfA-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall on Cape Hatteras, Takes Aim at Canada
By Tia Ghose, Rafi Letzter published
Still a dangerous storm, Dorian plowed over North Carolina's Cape Hatteras this morning.
![A hurricane update goes awry when U.S. President Donald Trump refers to a map, from Aug. 29, 2019, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 4. See anything funny on the map](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nbXeYdkSMKVZU65p3jurun-320-80.jpg)
Trump Holds Up Doctored Hurricane Map, Meteorologists Cringe
By Stephanie Pappas published
As Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Atlantic coast on Wednesday (Sept. 4), meteorologists suddenly found themselves facing an unexpected hurricane hazard: a president with a Sharpie pen.
![Hurricane Dorian, seen in this satellite view on Sept. 3, 2019, along with two other brewing storms.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8SV9LgSijw6opJHfkzanxX-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane Dorian Intensifies Again, Headed Toward Carolinas
By Jeanna Bryner published
Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm, with sustained winds reaching 115 mph (185 km/h), and it's barreling up the U.S. East Coast.
![NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ytC4ZaBnxmNDnxuVcqKgcY-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane Dorian Barrels Up the Coast, Threatening the Carolinas
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Hurricane Dorian, after devastating the Bahamas over the weekend, while sparing Florida a direct hit, is now inching up the East Coast of the U.S., threatening the Carolinas.
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