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The Atlantic’s hurricane season has gone eerily quiet as El Nino crushes storms before they form

This year's Atlantic hurricane season shows an unprecedented lack of storm activity, largely due to the strong influence of El Nino. The combination of significant wind shear and dry air is effectively preventing the birth of new tropical systems. On the other hand, the Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

El Nino’s might brings record slow storm season. But it’s not time to relax

The biggest El Nino effect in the Atlantic is record-strong wind shear

The Independent UK · Sep 12

Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino

Meteorologists predict a developing El Nino could dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't eliminate storms

The Independent UK · May 21

Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

With warmer-than-normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

‘Embarrassing, bad and frankly dangerous’: Experts react to drop in US weather balloon launches

Weather balloons are an “essential piece of the forecasting system.” But there will be fewer of them in tornado season this year.

Euronews · Mar 24, 2025

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launches

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

Here's what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024

An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton

Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Helene? Forget it, scientists say

In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

Here's how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024