More than Just Quiet, One Hurricane Season Metric Is at an All-Time Low
A strong El Niño and repeated Saharan dust intrusions have kept the Atlantic quiet, with only two zero-hurricane seasons on record since 1851.
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More than just quiet, one hurricane season metric is at an all-time low
So far, the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be the quietest on record dating back to 1950, according to a key measurement used by the Storm Station.The metric is called Accumulated Cyclone Energy, or ACE. Rather than simply counting named storms, it factors in how strong each storm was and how long it lasted. Adding these numbers up over the course of the season yields a single number that reflects total tropical activity.Through…
Is it possible for 2026 to pass without hurricanes in the Atlantic? This is not excluded, but judging by the historical data, the probability is small. In the last 175 years since statistics have been kept, only in 1907 and 1914 there has not been a single...
Not a single hurricane has formed in the Atlantic Ocean this year, even though September is already halfway through the month, yet no hurricanes have formed. This is the first time this has happened in 112 years. This unusual silence raises many questions for meteorologists. The hurricane season in 2026 […]
More than half of September has passed in the Atlantic, but in 2026, not a single hurricane has formed so far. After all, what is the reason behind this and why is this unusual silence of storms raising anxiety?
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