Record-Breaking Pacific Season Drives Hurricane Trudy Toward Mexico as Typhoon Champi Threatens Guam
The 2026 eastern Pacific hurricane season has already surpassed the all-time record for accumulated cyclone energy, with 22 named storms and nine major hurricanes. Hurricane Trudy is rapidly intensifying off Mexico's coast, forecast to peak as a Category 4 before weakening near land. Simultaneously, Typhoon Champi is approaching Guam, marking the third major tropical cyclone to impact the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands this year.