2026 Breaks the Hurricane Energy Record for the Combined Eastern and Central Pacific as the Atlantic Stays Unusually Quiet
Nature World News | 29.10.2026 07:57
The 2026 hurricane season in the combined Eastern and Central Pacific has produced more storm energy than any season on record, and it is not over yet. Accumulated cyclone energy, a measure that combines how strong storms get and how long they last, reached 333.2 by mid-October, passing the previous record of about 318 set in 2018, NOAA Climate Prediction Center forecaster Matthew Rosencrans told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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