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Historic El Niño Fuels Rare Pacific Storm Sequence

A historic El Niño event drives a rare succession of three storms across the Pacific Ocean.

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Two Category 4 hurricanes named Lowell and Karina, along with Tropical Storm Marie, are traversing the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. [1] The National Hurricane Center of the United States reported a rare succession of three hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean. [2] An unusual trio of hurricanes is currently traversing the Pacific Ocean due to historically intense warming of the waters. [3] The National Hurricane Center of the United States reported that Hurricane Lowell reached Category 5, Hurricane Karina reached Category 4, and Tropical Storm Marie intensified into a hurricane. [4] Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the Louisiana and Texas state line on Tuesday at approximately 3:20 pm EDT as a moderately strong tropical storm with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph. [5] The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects hurricanes Lowell and Karina to pass far from the coast of Hawaii, although their trajectories remain uncertain. [6] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) states there is a 69% probability that this year's El Niño will become the most intense ever recorded. [7] Tropical Storm Marie is currently located a few hundred kilometers from the Mexican coast and is expected to become a hurricane later on Wednesday. [8] Karina is currently at Level 4 intensity. [9] Hurricanes Karina and Lowell, both of category 4, are advancing westward in the Pacific Ocean. [10] Julia Cole, a climatologist at the University of Michigan, stated to AFP that having three active hurricanes at the same time is definitively rare to observe. [11] The National Hurricane Center declared that surges generated by Hurricane Lowell are propagating northward and will affect some parts of the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days. [12]
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  1. Two Category 4 hurricanes named Lowell and Karina, along with Tropical Storm Marie, are traversing the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. · El Economista
  2. The National Hurricane Center of the United States reported a rare succession of three hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean. · dw.comGermany
  3. An unusual trio of hurricanes is currently traversing the Pacific Ocean due to historically intense warming of the waters. · Caracol Radio
  4. The National Hurricane Center of the United States reported that Hurricane Lowell reached Category 5, Hurricane Karina reached Category 4, and Tropical Storm Marie intensified into a hurricane. · Portafolio
  5. Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the Louisiana and Texas state line on Tuesday at approximately 3:20 pm EDT as a moderately strong tropical storm with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph. · Action News Jax
  6. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects hurricanes Lowell and Karina to pass far from the coast of Hawaii, although their trajectories remain uncertain. · El Economista
  7. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) states there is a 69% probability that this year's El Niño will become the most intense ever recorded. · El Economista
  8. Tropical Storm Marie is currently located a few hundred kilometers from the Mexican coast and is expected to become a hurricane later on Wednesday. · El Economista
  9. Karina is currently at Level 4 intensity. · dw.comGermany
  10. Hurricanes Karina and Lowell, both of category 4, are advancing westward in the Pacific Ocean. · Caracol Radio
  11. Julia Cole, a climatologist at the University of Michigan, stated to AFP that having three active hurricanes at the same time is definitively rare to observe. · Diario Libre
  12. The National Hurricane Center declared that surges generated by Hurricane Lowell are propagating northward and will affect some parts of the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days. · Diario Libre
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