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As Helene strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane, officials are advising residents to heed all evacuation orders.

Helene is strengthening as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is expected to become a hurricane today and will hit ...

"In a hurricane, spiraling winds draw moist air toward the center, fueling the towering thunderstorms that surround it," NASA explains, for example. "As the air continues to warm due to climate change ...

The system will rapidly strengthen over the warm eastern Gulf and is forecast to be a major, Category 3 hurricane at landfall ...