Three Pacific hurricanes are currently churning up the Pacific, the first time a weather event of this magnitude has happened since 1974.

Hurricanes Karina, Lowell and Marie are currently active, all moving between W and NW away from the coast of Mexico. Both Karina and Marie are making their way towards Hawaii while Lowell currently sits to the south of the islands.

NOAA’s outlook as of today, three hurricanes produced under El Niño conditions.

This marks an exceptionally busy storm season for the Pacific, with the Northeast Pacific having produced 15 named storms and six hurricanes, well above the norm for this point in the season.

Meanwhile, the Atlantic basin, is suffering under unfavorable wind shear conditions, and has only produced five named storms and no hurricanes.

“El Niño typically enhances hurricane activity in the eastern and central Pacific basins because of the unusually warm water temperatures it brings to those parts of the ocean,” NASA explained via a press release.…