Pacific Churns with Hurricanes While Atlantic Stays Quiet, Scientists Point to El Niño
An unusually strong El Niño has fueled an active Pacific storm season even as the Atlantic has yet to record a single full-blown hurricane.
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The Pacific Ocean has seen an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic has not recorded a single full-blown hurricane, according to NPR. Scientists point to an exceptionally strong El Niño as the driver behind the divergent storm patterns.
El Niño, a climate pattern characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, is known to influence global weather systems, including hurricane activity in both the Pacific and Atlantic basins.
How El Niño shapes storm activity
During strong El Niño events, conditions in the Pacific often become more favorable for storm formation, while increased wind shear over the Atlantic can suppress hurricane development there. This year's pattern appears consistent with that dynamic, producing a notably active Pacific season alongside a quiet Atlantic one.
The absence of a full-blown Atlantic hurricane this season stands out against typical expectations for the basin, underscoring how significantly El Niño can reshape seasonal storm outlooks.
Scientists continue to monitor both basins as the season progresses, though the specific forecasts for the remainder of the year were not detailed in the available reporting.
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