Hurricane Earl intensified in the Atlantic to become a category four hurricane again Wednesday as sustained winds rose to 135 miles (215 kilometers) per hour, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Reuters - The head of the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday he was highly confident Hurricane Earl would veer to the northeast starting late on Thursday, which should keep the worst of the storm from the U.S. East Coast.

LiveScience.com - The forecast path of Hurricane Earl, expected to run parallel to the U.S. East Coast before heading offshore, is a typical one for Atlantic storms to follow.

A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast.

At least two bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing up to eight people and wounding 100, piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods.

Hurricanes and other tropical storms are given names to make it easy for the public to know which particular storm warnings or news reports to follow. It's especially important in busy hurricane seasons that see multiple storms at the same time

The Christian Science Monitor - As hurricane Earl moves closer to the US, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch Tuesday for the area north of Surf City, N.C., to Duck, N.C.

Powerful Hurricane Earl hurtled toward the US East Coast on Tuesday, amid warnings it may cause catastrophic damage after dumping heavy rain and wind on Caribbean islands.

The Newsroom - Hurricane Earl and Tropical Storm Fiona have some people worried. Web searches on hurricane earl tracker have soared an astounding 1,505% in the past 24 hours. Related lookups on hurricane earl path are up 408% and hurricane earl forecast searches have spiked 725%.

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