Concluded

Hurricane Lala Approaches Hawaii's Big Island

16 articles from 8 outlets First seen: August 14, 2026
Outlets: 2 left · 2 center · 1 right · 3 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: Guardian

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Death toll disputed
one dead
BBCunclassified
“One dead, homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii”
no reported deaths
NPRunclassified
“Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall”

What every side reports

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm
NPR · Al Jazeera English
Hurricane Lala brought heavy rain and strong winds to Hawaii
PBS NewsHour · Deutsche Welle

Reported by only one outlet

A search-and-rescue operation is under way
BBC — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Hurricane Lala could bring up to 25 inches of rain
Deutsche Welle — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Tropical Storm Lala is set to hit Hawaii’s Big Island
Guardian — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Hurricane Lala avoided making landfall
Al Jazeera English — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Tropical storm conditions were spreading westward
PBS NewsHour — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Framing spectrum · 8 outlets

wirepublicmainstream flavoredpartisanadvocacy
Range 4–30/100 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 11 Articles by lean: 2 left · 6 center · 2 right · 6 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): Guardian (left), Aug 14, 18:17 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 2 2 Guardian, NPR
Center 2 6 Al Jazeera English, BBC
Right 1 2 New York Post
Unclassified 3 6 Deutsche Welle, PBS NewsHour, Scientific American
Report-by-report timeline · 16
Aug 14 18:17 Guardian Hawaii Prepares for Impact from Tropical Storm Lala Aug 14 19:50 Scientific American Tropical Storm Lala approaches Hawaii, potential to strengthen into hurricane Aug 15 12:11 Deutsche Welle Hawaii declares state of emergency as hurricane approaches Aug 15 15:17 PBS NewsHour Hurricane Lala Strengthens to Category 1, Approaches Hawaii's Big Island Aug 15 15:17 PBS NewsHour Hurricane Warning Issued for Hawaii's Big Island as Tropical Storm Lala Approaches Aug 15 17:27 Al Jazeera English Tropical Storm Lala Approaches Hawaii, Residents Advised to Prepare Aug 15 21:56 BBC Hawaii prepares for potential impact from Hurricane Lala Aug 16 02:09 New York Post Hurricane Lala Causes Flight Cancellations from LAX to Hawaii Aug 16 04:33 New York Post Hurricane Lala causes power outages in Hawaii Aug 16 05:57 Deutsche Welle Hurricane Lala Expected to Impact Hawaii with Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Aug 16 07:58 BBC Hurricane Lala approaches Hawaii, bringing strong winds and heavy rain Aug 16 12:53 BBC Hurricane Lala Causes Flash Flooding in Hawaii Aug 16 14:44 PBS NewsHour Tropical Storm Lala Affects Hawaiian Islands with Rain and Winds Aug 16 14:55 Al Jazeera English Hurricane Lala Weakens to Tropical Storm; Flooding Continues in Hawaii Aug 16 15:47 NPR Tropical Storm Lala Affects Hawaii with Rain and Winds Aug 16 18:46 BBC Search-and-rescue operation initiated in Hawaii following Hurricane Lala

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

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