Two Hurricanes Move Across the Pacific
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Two big storms are moving over the Pacific Ocean. One storm is called Hurricane Polo. The other storm is called Hurricane Nolo.
Hurricane Polo is a major storm. It is moving toward Mexico. It is going to a place called Baja California. This is a long piece of land in Mexico.
People in Baja California must be careful. Polo can bring a storm surge. This means the sea can rise very high near the coast.
Polo can also bring strong winds. It can bring lots of rain too. This can cause floods in some places.
The other storm, Nolo, is near Hawaii. On Sunday, Nolo moved away from the Hawaiian Islands. This is good news for people there.
Hawaii is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. People there were worried about the storm. Now they are safer because Nolo is moving away.
Weather workers are watching both storms. They want to know where the storms will go next.
Vocabulary7 words
- hurricane
- a very big, strong storm with wind and rain
- major
- very big or important
- storm surge
- when the sea rises fast and high near land
- winds
- strong moving air
- peninsula
- land with water almost all around it
- coast
- the land next to the sea
- floods
- too much water on land
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1. Baja California, Mexico 2. It moved away from Hawaii 3. True
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Two big storms are moving over the Pacific _____. One storm is called Hurricane Polo.
Hurricane Polo is a _____ storm. It is moving toward Mexico.
People in Baja California must be _____. Polo can bring a storm surge.
Polo can also bring strong _____. It can bring lots of rain too.
The other storm, Nolo, is near _____. On Sunday, Nolo moved away.
Hawaii is a group of _____ in the Pacific Ocean.
Weather workers are watching both _____.
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