The damage caused by hurricanes has risen considerably over the past 10 years. Tropical Storm Flossie made its way along Mexico's coast — here's why we should be paying close attention first appeared on The Cool Down.

Hurricane Flossie has strengthened to a Category 2 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center reports the storm has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.

Barry, the second named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, became a tropical depression by Sunday night, when it made landfall shortly before 11 p.m. ET. It made landfall over Mexico's east coast about 15 miles south-southeast of Tampico, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.