hurricane

As well as Iraq and Afghanistan, he also served in the Caribbean during Hurricane Irma - a category five hurricane that killed 55 people when it hit the region in 2017.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The hurricane will bring heavy surf and strong rip currents along L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

People in Guam and the Northern Marianas hunkered down on Saturday as the second "super typhoon" to hit the US Pacific territories since April approached with the equivalent of category-5 hurricane winds.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Mr. Huling describes a cave in Florida that was walloped by a powerful, once-in-a-century hurricane, drowning almost all of the 4 million bats inside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

For Tía Beatriz to have survived a hurricane in Nicaragua as a young woman and come all this way to the United States only to die in another storm—it wasn’t fair.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Add to that hurricanes and ferocious lightning caused by humidity from ocean breezes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

An average season has 14 named storms and seven hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Nationally, extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States, surpassing floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Unlike other disasters, such as hurricanes, flooding, or extreme heat, a fire can be manipulated in minutes by just one person.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

Mama Ya-Ya taught me hurricanes are Mother Nature’s fits.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes