Pacific Ocean, United States. 17 August, 2026. Hurricane Lala, a category 1 storm, skirts south of the Island of Hawaii as it heads off into the Pacific Ocean, August 17, 2026. While Lala avoided landfall on the islands, it caused serious damages and over 20-inches of rain causing flash floods. Credit: NOAA/CIRA/NOAA/Alamy Live News

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