2022 Pacific Hurricane Season (The Chosen Wizard)

The 2022 Pacific Hurricane Season was the third most active Pacific hurricane season in recorded history, and was the most active in the East Pacific east of the 140th parallel since 1992. The reason for the extreme activity was due to an El Niño that began in late 2021 and continued throughout 2022. Not only did this El Niño contribute to unusual rainfall and droughts in different areas of the world, it also caused more hurricanes than usual in the Pacific Ocean. In fact, out of the 25 named storms that formed this year, 16 (preliminary number) of these storms became hurricanes, of which 10 (preliminary number) became major hurricanes. This season is also known for having four Category 5 hurricanes, the most ever recorded in the basin.