Thanks to a rapidly growing “super” El Niño, Atlantic hurricane activity has been exceptionally quiet this season. Only two tropical storms, Arthur and Bertha, have formed so far, and we have yet to see a single hurricane take shape. There’s a chance that could soon change.
The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring not one, not two, but three areas of potential cyclone formation in the Atlantic Basin. Of the three, “Disturbance 1,” as federal forecasters are currently calling it, has the highest chance of development over the next week at 60%. Fortunately, it’s located far offshore of the United States, a few hundred miles south…
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