Here at the starting point of “the Pineapple Express,” it’s a little hard to imagine being at one end of a 2,500-mile ribbon of moisture that in California fills rivers to overflowing, triggers mudslides and breaches levees. And yet, it’s right there on satellite maps: sometimes originating right over Hawaii, sometimes as much as hundreds … Continue reading The Storms Hitting California Start Near Hawaii. So Why Is It So Calm In The Islands?