The Super El Niño Just Shattered 2 Pacific Hurricane Records—and the Season Is Far From Over

Over the past several days, Hurricane Simon has lashed the Pacific coast of Mexico with torrential rain, damaging winds, and powerful storm surge, forcing evacuations and killing at least six people as it crept northward along the shoreline. While the storm is finally weakening, it remains a Category 1 hurricane that now threatens west-central Mexico and Baja California Sur.

Simon is the 21st named storm, 11th hurricane, and ninth major hurricane of the historic 2026 Pacific hurricane season. Thanks to…