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Hurricane Paula
Hurricane Paula isn’t going down without a fight. On Tuesday, the storm smashed homes and forced schools to close in Honduras with 75 mph winds. Forecasters in the National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm now has its sites on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, home to popular resorts in Cancun and Cozumel.
The storm isn’t headed towards America, but as we march through hurricane season, it’s a good time to brush up on hurricane self-defense.
Now Hurricane Paula has hit the Caribbean and may reach the Southeast portion of the United States. Will it popularize my name?I’ve always been ambivalent about my name. I like the fact that it’s international (and I love it when foreigners call me “Paola”). I also appreciate the fact that people are familiar with the name and know how to spell it, but it’s not very common.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Hurricane Paula smashed homes and forced schools to close in Honduras on Tuesday as it headed toward Mexico’s resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula.
Paula formed Monday off the coast of Honduras and quickly intensified into a hurricane early Tuesday, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Heavy rains and high winds destroyed 19 homes in northeastern Honduras, said Lisandro Rosales, head of Honduras’ emergency agency. Officials closed schools along the country’s Atlantic coast and some airports were reported closed.