‘Strongest El Niño on record’ could keep extreme weather raging for months The hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean already has been very active, thanks to the El Nino weather phenomenon The Independent UK · Sep 24
The Atlantic’s hurricane season has gone eerily quiet as El Nino crushes storms before they form This year's Atlantic hurricane season shows an unprecedented lack of storm activity, largely due to the strong influence of El Nino. The combination of significant wind shear and dry air is effectively preventing the birth of new tropical systems. On the other hand, the Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge… The Economic Times · Sep 12
El Nino’s might brings record slow storm season. But it’s not time to relax The biggest El Nino effect in the Atlantic is record-strong wind shear The Independent UK · Sep 12
Scientists explain how Hurricane Melissa became a 'beast' among a string of monster Atlantic storms When Melissa came ashore, it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure, a key measurement used by meteorologists. Euronews · Oct 29, 2025
Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explain Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Two tropical storm systems near each other could wind up shielding the Carolinas from damage A rare interaction between two tropical storms could happen soon in the Caribbean The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, billions of dollars in damage and deaths and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024
A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn't over yet Tropical Storm Sara is the third named storm to emerge this November, serving up a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season isn't quite over The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024
Why Milton's 'reverse surge' sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa In the hours before Hurricane Milton hit, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the heavily populated shores of Florida’s Tampa Bay The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024
Here's what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024
Warm oceans strengthened Hurricane Francine and could power more Fall storms Hurricane Francine made landfall Wednesday The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024
Tropical Storm Francine forecast to be hurricane before striking Louisiana Southern US states brace for Tropical Storm Francine, forecast to be a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday Al Jazeera · Sep 10, 2024
Hurricane Beryl supercharged by ‘crazy’ ocean temperatures, experts say Warning after intensification of storm aided by unusually hot ocean waters in much of Beryl’s path The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2024
Three dead and millions without power as Tropical Storm Beryl hits Texas Man, 53, and woman, 74, killed by fallen trees and third person drowns amid howling winds and torrential rain The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2024
The Guardian - US · Jul 2, 2024 Why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season Hot sea temperatures are fuelling explosive growth of first ever category 4 storm in June
Space · Jul 1, 2024 Satellites watch 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl batter Carriacou island (video) Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday (July 1) morning, setting the record of strongest hurricane to happen this early in the year.
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024 How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season they can expect
The Independent UK · May 31, 2024 AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina
Axios · Apr 4, 2024 "Extremely active" hurricane season seen for the Atlantic A coming La Niña plus record warm ocean temperatures means a blockbuster hurricane season.
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 Turbocharged Otis caught forecasters and Mexico off-guard. Scientists aren't sure why Hurricane Otis unexpectedly turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out what happened and why
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023 Hurricane Lee is charting a new course in weather and could signal more monster storms Experts say that Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023 Tampa Bay area gets serious flooding but again dodges a direct hit from a major hurricane. Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles (210 kilometers) away
France 24 · Aug 30, 2023 Residents in Florida urged to evacuate as ‘unprecedented’ Hurricane Idalia approaches Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.
The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2023 Florida ocean records ‘unprecedented’ temperatures similar to a hot tub The 90-100F readings add to previous warnings over warming water putting marine life and ecosystems in peril