Hurricane Erin reached the maximum intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale last Saturday (16), becoming a category 5 storm with winds of up to 260 km/h (161 mph).

The storm is now a Category 2 and has prompted mandatory evacuations in some parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Opinion: As Montana’s weather turns more extreme, everyone needs to take steps to prepare and adapt to a climate that in any ...