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With the arrival of hurricane season, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is reminding residents to prepare an “emergency kit” of a minimum of 14 days of food, water, and other supplies.

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As of Thursday (Sept 10), we have seen nine named hurricanes in the Pacific. Hilo has been breaking temperature records this summer.

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Five to eight tropical cyclones are predicted for the Central Pacific this upcoming hurricane season.

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Forecasters expect 2-4 tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific this season. An average season has 4-5 tropical cyclones, which include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.

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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is the standard used to measure hurricane intensity, and this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is making a modification of the scale. The changes go into effect as of May 15, 2012. The scale is being adjusted slightly to resolve issues associated with the conversion of units used […]

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-13 satellite captures visible and infrared images of the weather over the U.S. East coast.

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Hurricane Carlos may soon have company in the form of another named storm in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

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MEDIA RELEASE JPL scientist Bjorn Lambrigtsen goes on hurricane watch every June. He is part of a large effort to track hurricanes and understand what powers them. Lambrigtsen specializes in the field of microwave instruments, which fly aboard research planes and spacecraft, penetrating through thick clouds to see the heart of a hurricane. While scientists […]

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