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Super El Niño Could Push 2026 Toward Record Cat 5 Hurricanes

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Source: Gizmodo
Super El Niño Could Push 2026 Toward Record Cat 5 Hurricanes
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A strengthening Super El Niño is driving an unusually active Pacific for 2026, producing multiple Category 5 storms including Dolphin (the year’s fifth), and putting the year on track to surpass the 1997 global Cat 5 record. NOAA expects above-normal Pacific activity while Atlantic activity remains relatively quiet, signaling a potential record-breaking year for Cat 5 hurricanes.

Topics:worldscience#cat-5#climate-change#el-nino#hurricanes#pacific-ocean#science
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  1. Earth Is On Track to Break the All-Time Record for Category 5 Hurricanes This Year  Gizmodo
  2. Super Typhoon Dolphin barrels towards Asia as it reaches 160 mph winds, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane  FOX Weather
  3. Typhoon Dolphin Forecast to Reach Sea Near Japan’s Minami-Torishima Island by Sunday  The Japan News
  4. Historic Super Typhoon Dolphin hits Category 5 strength in the Northwest Pacific  Yale Climate Connections
  5. Super Typhoon 12W (Dolphin), # 13  stripes.com

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