North America has experienced an unprecedented amount of powerful natural disasters in the past couple of weeks alone. Ranging from hurricanes to earthquakes, these extreme weather events have yet to secede, leaving millions stranded in the path of destruction.

First came Hurricane Harvey,depicted as one of the worst natural disasters to hit the U.S., no one could have expected what was to come. Irma came as Harvey was dying down, putting Florida and many islands in the Caribbean into a state of emergency. Following Irma there’s Hurricane Jose which developed in the Atlantic Basin. As an 8.1 earthquake rocked the East Coast of Mexico, Hurricane Katia followed for the area, dumping salt, sand and a lot of water in their wounds. Some may blame global warming, others call it a coincidence and the rare few consider it a religious sign., but whatever the cause may be, the three hurricanes following Harvey ( Irma, Jose and Katia) have still left their fair shares of devastation.

The hurricane that received the most attention in the U.S. is Hurricane Irma. After the 70,000 square-mile mass rammed into Florida with winds reaching 185 mph and more than 40 million Floridians trapped in its path, forecasters worried about whether the cyclone would continue its path north and threaten inland states like Georgia and Louisiana. While the newscasters stirred up a frenzy and warned Southerners that evacuation should be considered, others weren’t so convinced.

Senior William Moulec has been following coverage of the hurricanes and believes Irma will not endanger inland states.

“No, I wasn’t very convinced based off what I saw on the news,” Moulec said.

The third threat to the U.S. by hurricane came in the form of Hurricane Jose. Anticipated to be a second big blow on Floridians following Irma, it was a surprise to see Jose make a sharp, northward turn and dodge all Caribbean islands as well as Florida. Currently, the storm is on a steady northward path, in which the storm has remained so far off land that forecasters are having trouble predicting how powerful and which direction the storm may move.

Some people, like senior Hailey Chaikin, have been able to sympathize with weather forecasters in their frantic yet futile attempts to cover Jose.

“I just think that it’s a process that shifts a lot so it’s hard to determine where it’s going to land,” Chaikin said.

Another storm that’s been quite destructive yet has been lesser publicized is Hurricane Katia. The storm struck Mexico after a massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the country’s east coast killing 61 people. Katia formed just off the coast of Mexico which unfortunately ravaged the country even more, and trapped many people under rubble caused by the earthquake. Claiming another two more lives and eventually dissipating, it’s safe to say that like other cyclones we’ve been seeing, the minimally-covered Hurricane Katia was able to leave it’s devastating mark.

Sophomore Josh Lu has joined in praying for those stuck in difficult situation occurring Mexico and he certainly isn’t afraid to show it.

“It doesn’t seem very fair, you know? An earthquake then a hurricane, it’s hard to think about what people down there must be going through,” Lu said.

The second half of the year has been riddled with hurricanes so far. With three doing their damage and Jose waiting to strike, the lucky ones can only watch as they pray for those affected and hope that nature decides to keep its spirals to itself for a long time to come.