hurricane
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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
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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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