Record-strong El Niño fuels three Pacific hurricanes, Hawaii in the crosshairs

Three Pacific hurricanes — Karina, Lowell and Marie — churn under a likely record-strong El Niño that climate scientists say will boost Pacific storm activity; Lowell could threaten Hawaii as it moves toward Oahu and Kauai, Karina is weakening, and Marie strengthens offshore of Baja California with swells that may affect Mexico and possibly Southern California, while the Atlantic remains quiet.