Event Brief
El Niño linked to unusual Pacific hurricane activity
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 25, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
Summary: The Pacific Ocean has seen an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic has not recorded a full-blown hurricane. Scientists attribute the contrasting patterns to an exceptionally strong El Niño.
WHO: Scientists
WHAT: Scientists link an unusually stormy Pacific and a quiet Atlantic hurricane season to an exceptionally strong El Niño.
WHEN: Sep 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
WHERE: Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
WHY: An exceptionally strong El Niño is cited as the driver of the contrasting storm activity.
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