NASAHurricane: 5pm Update- Hurricane Earl- Max. winds now 115 mph. This is a VERY LARGE storm. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND... http://fb.me/FV4nA4J0

Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina's barrier islands with dangerous winds and surf on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada.

NASAHurricane: COOL IMAGE: NASA's Global Hawk in the Eye of Hurricane Earl on September 2 !... http://fb.me/ENVDIRwx

NASAHurricane: NW PACIFIC-Lionrock Tamed by China, Quietly Roars. Tropical Storm Lionrock is quietly roaring into oblivion. The... http://fb.me/GUUGJFrb

NASAHurricane: NW PACIFIC-NASA Satellite Sees Tropical Storm Kompasu Transitioning over Korea and China FULL STORY AND IMAGE:... http://fb.me/Fho3YFOk

NASAHurricane: ATLANTIC-NASA Sees Depression Nine Become Gaston Then Back to a Depression Tropical Depression Nine strengthened... http://fb.me/tQOJmYpK

NASAHurricane: ATLANTIC- Bermuda in Warnings as the GOES-13 Satellite Catches Fiona Approaching FULL STORY/IMAGE:... http://fb.me/tPalnLDp

NASAHurricane: NASA Science Aircraft Monitoring Hurricane Earl on Sept. 2[ All three of NASA's environmental science aircraft... http://fb.me/E2tUCIAp

'This is a day of action,' FEMA administrator says

Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.