Hurricane Simon Near the Coast of Mexico
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The Suomi NPP satellite took a photo of Hurricane Simon.
- A2
The National Hurricane Center reported on Hurricane Simon.
- B1
On 11 October 2026, Hurricane Simon moved near the coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm.
- B2
On 11 October 2026, Hurricane Simon moved near the coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm.
- C1
On 11 October 2026, Hurricane Simon, part of a long series of Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones in the 2026 season, moved near the coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm.
- C2
On 11 October 2026, Hurricane Simon—one in a long series of Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones during the 2026 season—skirted the coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm, its sustained winds peaking at 250 kilometers (155 miles) per…
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- steady
- staying the same and not changing quickly
- offshore
- in the sea, away from the land
- flooding
- when a lot of water covers land that is usually dry
- mudslide
- when a large amount of wet earth falls down a hill or mountain
- instrument
- a tool or machine used for scientific work
- weaken
- to make something less strong or powerful
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA Earth Observatory. Read the original for the full report.