“The adverse weather has caused multiple interruptions across the island,” Luma Energy, a power company in Puerto Rico, said on X.

Hurricane Erin is continuing to move off to the north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but impacts are still being felt in the U.S. territories.

Even more hurricanes are rapidly intensifying in the Atlantic as the oceans and atmosphere warm in response to fossil fuel pollution and the global warming it causes.

The hurricane center cautioned those from North Carolina northward along the mid-Atlantic coast to keep an eye on Erin, saying "there is a risk of strong winds associated with the outer rain bands du...

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

The hurricane was located 105 miles (170 kilometers) north of Anguilla at about 11 a.m. Saturday, moving west at 17 mph (28 kph).