Hurricane Erick made landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday and, according to the National Hurricane Center, has grown to an “extremely dangerous” storm.

With hurricane season just beginning, and cuts to federal weather agencies planned, storms continue to increase in intensity.

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