Hurricane Rafael picked up in intensity and became a Category 2 storm Wednesday ahead of an expected landfall in Cuba.

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Hurricane Rafael is barrelling toward Cuba and is forecast to make landfall in western Cuba as a major Category 3 hurricane ...

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba ...

"There is high confidence that human-caused climate change has already increased the intensity of rainfall in the storms," an expert told Newsweek.

Forecasters in California are using some of their strongest language to warn that windy conditions may help fires spread this ...