00:00Hurricane Aaron just got downgraded, but it's still dangerous.
00:04Once a terrifying category.
00:06Five storm with winds hitting 160 miles per hour, Aaron is now a Category 3,
00:12still packing winds of 125 miles per hour as it churns 330 miles southeast of Grand Turk Island.
00:20It's the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and the fifth named storm overall, and it's not done yet.
00:26Swells from Aaron are already pounding Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and parts of the Caribbean,
00:31and will soon reach the U.S. east coast, Bermuda, and even Atlantic Canada.
00:36These waves aren't just dramatic.
00:38They can be life-threatening, bringing deadly rip currents and rough surf.
00:41A tropical storm watch is in place for the Turks and Caicos,
00:44and emergency shelters are being prepped across Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.
00:49What's more alarming?
00:50Scientists say storms like Aaron are intensifying faster because of climate change.
00:54Warmer oceans equal signs stronger hurricanes, faster.
00:59With more than 200 federal emergency personnel already deployed, officials aren't taking any chances.
01:05And with the season expected to be unusually busy, this may be just the beginning.
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