… Last year, the West Coast faced Hilary, which strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane far off southwestern Mexico’s coast before weakening to a tropical storm when it made landfall in Baja California, according to a National Hurricane Center report in February. Hilary flooded parts of Mexico, Southern California, and Nevada, leaving three people dead and causing more than $900 million in damage in America. While Hilary’s impact in the U.S. was that of a tropical storm, it was a post-tropical cyclone when it reached northern Baja California — meaning it was no longer considered a tropical cyclone — the report found. So, why is it that California, also bordering an ocean, isn’t burdened by hurricanes? Here’s what to know.

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