The Pacific has broken a record for nasty, long-lasting hurricanes east of the international date line, turbocharged by the supersized El Niño​, scientists say.

Hurricane Trudy strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane and forecasters said the storm was headed to the southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast. Early Friday, Trudy was about 240 miles (385 kilometers) southwest of Acapulco,

This year’s hurricane season across the Pacific Ocean is now the most energetic yet — and there’s still about six weeks left to go. One of the measurements meteorologists and climatologists use to

The hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean already has been very active, thanks to the El Nino weather phenomenon

Hurricane Trudy formed in the Eastern Pacific early Thursday and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a powerful Category 4 hurricane and approach the western coast of Mexico this weekend.

Trudy rapidly intensified into a major hurricane overnight, forecasters said early Friday, as the storm neared southwestern and west-central Mexico.

The death toll from Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel rose to six Tuesday after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides along Mexico’s Pacific coast, authorities said.Simon was a Category 1 storm before strengthening Tuesday night and was nearly a major hurricane again,

Trudy was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean Tuesday afternoon Mexico Central Time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Trudy is the 19th named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2026.