A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific - NASA Science
NASA said El Niño helped drive above-normal Pacific activity while the Atlantic remained quiet, with only five named storms and no hurricanes.
- On September 1, NASA's EPIC satellite captured three tropical cyclones churning simultaneously in the Pacific: Lowell, Karina, and Marie, reflecting the season's intense activity.
- El Niño, brewing in the Pacific during spring 2026, contributes to above-normal activity in the northeastern and central Pacific basins while suppressing Atlantic storms by shifting circulation patterns.
- Lowell reached category 5 strength on September 2, while Karina hit category 4, creating a rare simultaneous occurrence; the Northeast Pacific basin's ACE index hit 130, about 50 percent above normal.
- Conversely, the Atlantic basin remains notably quiet under unfavorable wind shear conditions, producing just five named storms with an ACE index of 4.4—about 9 percent of normal as of September 3.
- Tropical Storm Edouard recently brought torrential rains to Louisiana and Texas, downing trees and power lines; experts recommend using the "Events" tab on NASA's Worldview browser to track current hurricanes.
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In another freaky El Niño milestone, a NASA satellite hovering nearly one million miles above Earth just captured rare proof of category 4 and 5 hurricanes occurring simultaneously.
Multiple hurricanes are forming in the Pacific as El Niño ramps up
A powerful El Niño is driving an unusually crowded stretch of tropical activity across the eastern and central Pacific, raising fresh alarms for Hawaii and sending waves of moisture toward the southwestern United States. According to a report from AccuWeather published this week, the basin has already produced 15 tropical depressions and storms this year, […]
The Pacific is experiencing an unusual meteorological episode: three tropical systems, Lowell, Karina and Marie, are active at the same time. Such a phenomenon has not been recorded since 2015, when hurricane Kilo, Ignacio and Jimena formed simultaneously in this area. Meteorologists are closely monitoring the evolution of storms, under conditions where Hawaii and the southern coast of California could feel some of their effects.
3 Hurricanes Churn in Pacific, 1 May Head for Hawaii
(The Epoch Times)—Hurricane season in the central and eastern Pacific continues to intensify, with three separate cyclones reaching development. Hurricanes Karina, Lowell, and Marie were found churning over the tropical waters on Sept. 3, spread across latitudes from Mexico to Hawaii, according to the National Hurricane Center. In addition, another weather system has a 40 […] The post 3 Hurricanes Churn in Pacific, 1 May Head for Hawaii appeared…
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