Hurricane Nolo could bring 2 feet of rain to Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend, while the Atlantic has seen no hurricanes this season for the first time in at least 75 years. A record-setting El Niño year likely caused both patterns. ↧ As El Niño supercharges Pacific storms, Hawaii braces for another ... El Niño has fueled a string of hurricanes in the Pacific but kept the Atlantic season at a 75-year low. Meanwhile, unusual sea creatures are popping up along the West Coast.