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A Hurricane Season for the Record Books?

By Paul YeagerSep 16th 2010 – 12:36PM
Israel Leal, AP

Israel Leal, AP

(Sept. 16) -- The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was nearly unanimously forecast to be extremely active, and a recent intense burst of activity, including the dangerous Hurricane Karl in the Gulf of Mexico today, has given merit to those predictions. In addition to Karl, the past week has resulted in two major hurricanes...

Earl Loses Steam as It Heads Up East Coast

By Lauren FrayerSep 3rd 2010 – 11:38AM
Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Mark Wilson, Getty Images

(Sept. 3) -- A weakened but still potent Tropical Storm Earl will sweep past eastern New England tonight, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and big waves. The fast-moving storm caused less damage than expected along coastal stretches. Earl is packing 70-mph winds and is still considered a large tropical storm, and it is...

Tropical Storm Earl to Churn Past New England

By Paul YeagerSep 3rd 2010 – 11:32AM
Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Mark Wilson, Getty Images

(Sept. 3) -- Although weakening, Tropical Storm Earl will remain a formidable storm as it races northeast along the coast, churning past Cape Cod tonight and then making landfall in the Canadian Maritimes on Saturday. Earl's top sustained winds have diminished to 70 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center's...

4 Not-to-Be-Missed Hurricane Earl Photos

By Dana ChivvisSep 3rd 2010 – 9:49AM
NASA-JPL / DFRC

NASA-JPL / DFRC

(Sept. 3) -- As Hurricane Earl makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard, ruining vacations and Labor Day weekend plans as it proceeds, NASA has been keeping an eye on the storm from space, as well as from the eye of the hurricane itself. The result is some very cool pictures: 1. Hurricane Earl runs up the East Coast, 9:40...

Earl Downgraded to Category 2 as Vacation Disruption Continues

By Lauren FrayerSep 2nd 2010 – 2:11PM
Chuck Burton, AP

Chuck Burton, AP

(Sept. 2) -- Hurricane Earl lost some steam today as it headed for the Eastern Seaboard, with winds slackening to a still-dangerous 110 mph, as tens of thousands of vacationers scrapped Labor Day beach plans on North Carolina's Outer Banks. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Earl earlier today to a Category 2...

Background on hurricane earl

The name Earl has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.

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