Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season
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The JournalWhere have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season
The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season sets a record: No hurricanes yet!
Record quiet Atlantic hurricane season so far As of the morning of September 11, 2026, the Atlantic hurricane season set a new record for the quietest in the modern era. As the National Hurricane Center said on social media: We officially passed the satellite-era (1966-present) record for the latest formation of the first hurricane during an Atlantic hurricane season, held by Hurricanes Gustav (2002) and Humberto (2013). It's important to rememb…
Where Have Atlantic Hurricanes Gone? El Nino Might Bring Slow Storm Season
People shouldn't let down their guard because it just takes one storm, even during an El Nino, to be catastrophic. Several experts pointed to 1992, which kicked off late but nastily with devastating Hurricane Andrew.
Never, since satellite records have been available, has mid-September gone by without a hurricane; El Niño has a lot to do with it.
The Atlantic has gone through the first 100 days of hurricane season without any major storms, even though early and mid-September are usually the most active months of the year.
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