hurricane
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“Here we go again, she said. “We’re left without work, living in fear that the hurricane might strike with full force and we could lose everything.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Hurricane Simon was the latest in a series of powerful tropical cyclones to sweep across the Eastern Pacific during the 2026 hurricane season.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
During a hurricane, for instance, a bunch of Lumen generators in Houston went down because someone decided not to pay for a $100 filter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Hurricane Isaias was the first Atlantic hurricane of the season and made landfall in the southern United States last Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The beanstalk shot right through the clouds, where they swirled like the eye of a hurricane.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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In an average season, there would have been 10 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes by this point.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Those of us who live here know that hurricanes are normal, but what isn’t normal is having them one after another without a break, and all of them severe,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Although powerful hurricanes can generate atmospheric gravity waves, satellites cannot always detect them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Strong El Niño events typically suppress Atlantic hurricanes while boosting activity across parts of the Pacific, a pattern that has also been observed during 2026.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In the winter the frigid air that flows north from the Pole creates one cyclone after another and collides with warmer air from the tropics, spinning off gales, hurricanes, and blizzards.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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