What happens in the Pacific is felt by the Atlantic?
- Did you know? The Pacific and Atlantic are linked by a global atmospheric highway. What happens in the equatorial Pacific acts like a trigger for Atlantic hurricanes,
- This year (2026) is witnessing an extreme connection between the Atlantic and Pacific. A “Super El Niño” in the Pacific has generated ferocious wind shear across the Atlantic, and the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has entered historical territory for its lack of hurricanes.
- As of late September, no hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic, breaking records dating back to 1941 and potentially threatening the all-time 1905 record for the latest first hurricane on record. Meanwhile, the warm Pacific has been hyperactive, with storms heavily bombarding it.
- Scientists expect climate change to alter Atlantic hurricanes: fewer storms, but higher intensity.
- Greenhouse gas warming is making the tropical atmosphere more stable and increasing average baseline wind shear, making it harder for weak storms to form, but while fewer storms may form, the ones that survive the wind shear will feed on historically hot sea-surface temperatures, supercharging them.
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