Two Competing Extreme Weather Trends Predicted to Create “Normal” Hurricane Season

Vox has written an article discussing the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season and how competing extreme weather trends are creating an unusually stable year for hurricanes.

Water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean are at their highest level since measurement began in 1981, which typically results in a more active hurricane season. However, the Pacific Ocean is currently experiencing a strong El Niño, which historically has had a dampening effect on hurricane formation. While experts don’t have enough data to confirm the effect of these two extremes mixing, so far predictions of them cancelling each other out appear to be holding. As per previous WaterISAC reporting, around 18 named storms are expected for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which is close to the 12 to 17 storms expected for a “normal” season. Read more at Vox.