Absolutely true that Hurricane Barbara, now a Category 4, is projected to pass over Hawaii. So this is not fake news. However, it most definitely is an exaggerated headline, for all reports indicate that Barbara will weaken as she encounters colder waters, and will just bring some rain to Hawaii beginning next Tuesday.
That was "only" the second strongest ocean storm of the season, for Super Typhoon Wutip peaked at 160 MPH, 300 miles west of Guam on February 25. This was the first Category 5 ever in the Northern Hemisphere in February. It did cause damages in Guam and Micronesia. The name Wutip came from Macao and means butterfly. When Wutip entered Philippine waters, it had weakened, and was renamed Betty. The next typhoon will be called Sepat.
The first East Pacific hurricane was Alvin, which did reach hurricane strength. The next tropical storms will be called Cosme, Dalilia and Erick. Note that both this region of the Pacific and the Atlantic alphabetically name their storms. There are no Q and U storms, so #24, if reached this year, will be called Zelda. In the Atlantic, Subtropical Storm Andrea formed in the Caribbean region on May 20. Next, Barry Chantal and Dorian. Hawaii has our own space, called the Central Pacific, and the first storm will be named Akoni, followed by Ema and Hona. The Hawaiian language only has 12 letters, and no B, C, D, F, G, etc.
A cyclonic storm in the ocean becomes a hurricane when a speed of 72 MPH is reached. A super hurricane is 157 MPH and higher. Any Category 5 hurricane/typhoon/cyclone is a super hurricane.
Strongest hurricane ever? Hurricane Patricia in October of 2015 at 200 MPH off the coast of western Mexico. She was at one point heading for Hawaii, but soon turned back into Mexico.
But back to outrageous headlines, I could have started with GLOBAL WARMING: JUNE WAS THE HOTTEST MONTH EVER. To begin, that would only be half truthful, for the Southern Hemisphere was not affected, and what about pre-historic times, for around 300,000 years ago there was a higher peak (see above). As France suffered it's highest recorded temperature ever, 114.6 F (45.9 C), and Europe exceeded its previous temperature record (in 1999) for June by 1 C, Donald Trump could well have tweeted that the DMZ temperature was a comfortable 85 F.
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