hurricane

“Water is soft but strong: There could be an intense hurricane or flood, but it’s also adaptable and pliable; it fills a space. Tai chi is water-like that way.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, as it approached the southern end of the Big Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Iniki, a powerful category four storm, was the last hurricane to strike Hawaii back in 1992.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

"One major hurricane, earthquake or wildfire can quickly change the picture."

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

She’d been so ready for the hurricane to be over that she’d completely forgotten about the eye.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

At least three hurricanes have developed in the central and eastern Pacific since July, including Hurricanes Fausto and Genevieve, which generated life-threatening waves, strong rip currents and high surf warnings for Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

I also found weird things like how many Atlantic hurricanes this year or if California will be hit by a magnitude 8 earthquake, which goes without saying but would be extremely bad.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that Canada has helped the US battle wildfires in California and respond to hurricanes in North Carolina.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Slepcevic, who comes from a family of builders and has three decades of experience working in areas hit hard by hurricanes and tornadoes, said he was aghast by the lack of coordination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

We learned that wildlife, like deer and butterflies, depend on native plants for survival, and if we remove the bushes and small trees along our coastlines, then hurricanes could cause increased coastal erosion.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas