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hurricane

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


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“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

El Nino, a natural climate pattern when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm, tends to promote hurricane activity in the Pacific while suppressing it in the Atlantic.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Hawaii is bracing for what could be its first direct hit from a hurricane since 1992, as category one storm Lala churns off its coast.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

El Nino weather conditions, which have developed this year, usually suppress Atlantic hurricane activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 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

That doesn’t provide a lot of wiggle room to deal with emergencies like hurricanes or tornadoes, or with increased healthcare costs as you age.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 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

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

From Barron's Jul. 21, 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

Beneath the tenor notes of the engines played the bass roar of the laboratory’s wind tunnels, turning their on-demand hurricanes onto the planes—plane parts, model planes, full-sized planes.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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