News about Hurricane Erick • Mexico

Another shot of #Hurricane #ERICK’s core pounding San Jose Estancia Grande #Oaxaca #Mexico—this one from 6:18 am. By this point, the center was pulling away from the town, pressure was rapidly rising, & winds were still ripping hard but down from their predawn peak of violence. pic.x.com/TT4RAbaY2W

#Hurricane #ERICK’s strongest winds happened in darkness (car headlights were all I had), & I was scrunched into a tiny space between potted plant & plastic picnic table, so footage isn’t amazing. But here’s a small taste of the moment. San Jose Estancia Grande #Oaxaca #Mexico pic.x.com/4zfgczxaXB

"The growing collection of..astonishing hurricanes is a clear sign that climate change is increasing the speed limit of tropical windstorms. It feeds my growing concern over stronger & more damaging.. systems ..hitting increasingly vulnerable populations" www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurricane-season/unprecedented-erick-is-first-record-setting-hurricane-of-2025-morales/3641218/

Hurricane Erick did all the terrible things, rapidly strengthening 80 mph in just 24 hours – a rate almost unheard of for June – to a 145 mph Category 4. It struck Mexico's Pacific side as the earliest major landfall on record...by over 2 months. More ⬇️ michaelrlowry.substack.com/p/erick-rapidly-strengthens-into-a pic.x.com/i3sWQR4ULq