East Atlantic Brewing Storms Make Hurricane Season Resemble August Rather Than June

East Atlantic Brewing Storms Make Hurricane Season Resemble August Rather Than June

Topline A tropical depression and another disturbance in the eastern Atlantic Ocean are presenting a unique and potentially unprecedented situation early in hurricane season. This comes just weeks after forecasters predicted a below-average season. A newly formed tropical depression, known as Tropical Depression Three, is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Bret in the Atlantic …

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Already 4 Bizarre Occurrences of the Hurricane Season

Already 4 Bizarre Occurrences of the Hurricane Season

Tropical Storm Arlene (June 2023) NOAA/CIRA The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1st. Over the course of any given season, a non-trivial portion of my writing is devoted to tropical systems. They are newsworthy, impact lives, and the impetus for some of my early interests in meteorology as a child. Only a …

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Was the Atlantic Hurricane Season in January 2023 Actually Initiated?

Was the Atlantic Hurricane Season in January 2023 Actually Initiated?

Image of Hurricane Florence on Sept 10 2018, from the International Space Station. Hurricane … [+] Florence is currently a strong tropical cyclone over the Atlantic Ocean, threatening the South-eastern United States and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic states. The sixth named storm, third hurricane and the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence …

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