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hurricane

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


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This year's Pacific hurricane season is shaping up as more severe than usual, as a Super El Nino wreaks devastation across Central America, bringing historic droughts and flooding.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

This year, no storm has become powerful enough to be classified as a hurricane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The hurricane is expected to make a second landfall in northwestern Mexico on Monday or Tuesday, the NHC said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Polo, a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph, is on track to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday, unleashing heavy rains and flooding there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Reuben’s attacks on her felt personal now, like this was some kind of game the hurricane was playing with her.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The Atlantic Ocean this month broke a century-old record for the latest time of year without hurricanes, one of many consequences of a historic El Niño reshuffling global weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Although there haven’t been any hurricanes, eight named storms have developed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Two hurricanes in the Pacific could combine with high tides to cause flooding and erosion at Southern California beaches early next week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

"This is the first year without hurricanes" in the Mexican Caribbean, said chef Roberto Solis.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Papito, my grandfather, started Construcciones de la Torre, a concrete-block business to build houses that won’t blow over during hurricanes.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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