El Niño Suppresses Atlantic Hurricane Activity to Lowest Levels Since 1941

Climate data shows the current El Niño pattern is significantly reducing tropical storm formation in the Atlantic basin, marking the quietest season at this stage in over eight decades.

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El Nino Crushes Atlantic Hurricane Activity, Lowest Since 1941

El Nino Crushes Atlantic Hurricane Activity, Lowest Since 1941 The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season arrives next Thursday, yet by this point the basin would normally have produced multiple systems tracking through the Caribbean, the Gulf of America, and the open Atlantic. This year, however, a strengthening El Niño and record vertical wind shear are tearing apart disturbances before they can rapidly intensify. Bloomberg reports that only five short-lived tropical storms ha...

By Tyler Durden

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El Niño Suppresses Atlantic Hurricane Activity to Lowest Levels Since 1941

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