### [2012-08-8](/feed/2012/08/8/index.md)

##### Hurricane Ernesto
# Hurricane Ernesto hits the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/world/americas/tropical-weather/)

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