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posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday September 01 2015, @08:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the Triple-Event dept.

EarthSky reports:

NASA's Terra satellite just released this August 29 image of Hurricanes Kilo, Ignacio, and Jimena, all Category Four Hurricanes. According to the Weather Channel:

This is the first recorded occurrence of three Category 4 hurricanes in the central and eastern Pacific basins at the same time. In addition, it's also the first time with three major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) in those basins simultaneously, according to hurricane specialist Eric Blake of the National Hurricane Center.

[...]On Sunday, August 30, from west to east, Hurricane Kilo was located 1,210 miles west-southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, Hurricane Ignacio was located 515 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and Hurricane Jimena was located 1,815 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii.


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  • (Score: 2) by Dunbal on Tuesday September 01 2015, @11:04PM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Tuesday September 01 2015, @11:04PM (#231019)

    The first time in recorded history - ok. The first time since hurricanes have been monitored, ok. The first time in historical record, ok. But the first time - in the billions of years the Earth has been around? I don't buy it.

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