{"id":35277,"date":"2015-06-01T16:36:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T02:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=35277"},"modified":"2021-08-26T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T02:45:32","slug":"hurricane-season-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/06\/01\/hurricane-season-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane season is here"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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NOAA<\/abbr>‘s GOES<\/abbr>-West satellite captured this image of a very active Eastern and Central Pacific, hosting three tropical cyclones (from left to right) Genevieve, Iselle and Julio. Image Credit: NASA\/NOAA<\/abbr> GOES<\/abbr> Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 1 is the start of hurricane season, which lasts through November, 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center<\/a> is forecasting a 70 percent chance of an above-normal season, based upon the expectation of El Niño continuing and possibly strengthening as
\nthe hurricane season progresses. <\/p>\n

Now<\/strong> is the time to take the basic steps of hurricane preparedness:<\/p>\n