As Lala Lashes Hawaii, the Atlantic Hurricane Season Remains Calm. So Far.

El Niño Dampens Atlantic Hurricane Outlook As Season Enters Peak Stretch

Federal forecasters on Thursday reaffirmed expectations for a slower-than-average Atlantic hurricane season, citing a strengthening El Niño pattern in the Pacific that continues to suppress storm development. In its updated midseason outlook, NOAA’s National Weather Service projected a total of 7 to 13 named storms for the six-month season running June 1 through November 30. […] El Niño Dampens Atlantic Hurricane Outlook As Season Enters Peak St…

As Lala lashes Hawaii, the Atlantic hurricane season remains calm. So far.

When the Pacific is overly active with tropical cyclones like Lala, the Atlantic typically remains quiet. That has been the case so far this hurricane season, with more activity in the Pacific and less in the Atlantic — but in the public imagination, one major storm can upset that relative quiet. The post As Lala lashes Hawaii, the Atlantic hurricane season remains calm. So far. appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

A One-Two Punch Has Atlantic Hurricane Season on the Ropes

El Niño coupled with Saharan dust is making this year’s hurricane season a dud. But there’s still potential for dangerous storms.

El Niño keeps Atlantic hurricane activity unusually quiet

Strong wind shear and dry air are keeping hurricane activity unusually quiet across the Atlantic basin as the statistical peak of the season approaches.