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Right now, Category 3 Hurricane Iselle is headed Hawaii’s way ... And it’s plain now that his administration intends to do everything it can to stop journalists from reporting things they ...
While hurricanes don’t often hit Hawaii, landfalls do sometimes happen. The last hurricane whose center made landfall on the islands was Hurricane Iniki, which made landfall on Kauai in 1992 ...
As El Nino conditions continue to develop in equatorial Pacific waters, Hawaii residents are advised to prepare for a busier hurricane season ... important than ever to do your emergency plan ...
FARGO — It may come as a surprise, but Hawaii is almost never struck directly by a hurricane. Ocean temperatures are warmer west and south of the islands, and upper-level winds are often strong.
Earlier this month, Hurricane Calvin crossed into central Pacific waters headed toward Hawaii. It eventually weakened to a tropical storm and ended up passing south of the Islands, but it was the ...
This high-pressure system often acts as a barrier, pushing hurricanes either to the south or to the north of Hawaii, reducing the likelihood of a direct hit. Another major factor is the ocean ...
For Hawaii, that means hurricanes that would have previously passed south of the Big Island may now be more likely to hit the island chain. And unlike Tropical Storm Calvin, which lost its ...
The last one to do so was Category 4 Hurricane Douglas in July ... of just under 400,000. Hawaii has been, and will be in the future, hit by hurricanes. The key, at least climatologically speaking ...