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hurricane

[hur-i-keyn, huhr-, -kuhn] / ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-, -kən /


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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will probably be remembered mainly for Hurricane Melissa and the devastation it caused across Jamaica and Cuba.

From BBC

BELÉM, Brazil—In the week preceding this year’s United Nations climate negotiations, hurricanes and typhoons battered countries including Jamaica and the Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal

He compared the circumstances with those after a natural disaster, such as a hurricane that damages power lines or a major wildfire that destroys key transmission lines.

From Los Angeles Times

El Niño periods are typically associated with below-average Atlantic hurricane seasons, but that might not hold true this year.

From New York Times

The rapper, who became an overnight sensation with the song Old Town Road in 2019, appeared at Elton's request, after the star called him "a hurricane of fresh air".

From BBC