According to National Weather Service meteorologist Will Redman, South Florida residents have nothing to worry about. "It won't impact here," Redman told the Miami Herald. "It pro

Hurricane Erin is rapidly intensifying as it tracks above the northeastern Caribbean Saturday, churning up rough surf and sending rain and gusty winds to islands south of its path.

This type of explosive strengthening is happening more frequently as planet-warming pollution tips the scales toward hotter oceans that fuel powerful storms.