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Tropical Atlantic showing signs of life to start August
There’s often a point in the hurricane season – typically in August – when forecast models wake up, suddenly realizing the ...
Retired Hurricane Names: The 99 Most Notorious Atlantic Storms Since 1954
They're the worst storms the Atlantic Basin has generated since the mid-20th century. This "Hall of Infamy" is a list of ...
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The Next Atlantic Hurricane Season Name Has Never Been Used. Here's Why.
It's not that often we see a hurricane name so early in the alphabet that we haven't seen anywhere before on Earth. Such is ...
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Changes afoot across the Atlantic. A harbinger for hurricane activity ahead?
The Atlantic basin has been undergoing a metamorphosis of sorts over the past few weeks, shedding its hostile early season ...
When hurricanes come early: A history of Atlantic landfalls before mid-July
Here are some of the worst hurricanes to strike the United States before July 15, well before the peak of hurricane season.
Saharan dust is helping limit Atlantic hurricane formation. It won't last much longer
Saharan dust may be chipping away at the current tropical system, but experts say it usually winds down before August.
Is Atlantic hurricane season behind schedule? Here’s what’s really going on
The Atlantic hurricane season’s first storms of the year have been short-lived rainmakers. Current conditions suggest July ...
Enjoy quietest start to hurricane season since 2009; but back half could be brutal
It’s a new day, and an unfamiliar tingle of hope is in air. But we must beware the trend of backloaded hurricane seasons.