“Science is still far from reaching the end of its knowledge” According to the NOAA US weather agency, the hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30 of each year.
During this time, the conditions needed for extreme areas of pressure to build up prevail.
At the beginning of the hurricane season, a much more active season had been forecast for this year due to the high water temperatures and the transition to La Niña conditions.” Both events are good evidence that science is still far from reaching the end of its knowledge in this area and that research remains important.
As land masses have a significantly lower heat storage capacity compared to water masses, the land warms up faster than the sea and the ITCZ meanders more strongly here.” On the hurricanes that have failed to materialize, the site writes: Normally, wave-like weather systems (so-called African Easterly Waves, AEW) develop at this time of year, which move from east to west and typically move from the Guinea Highlands across the equatorial Atlantic and act to spawn hurricanes.
Meteonews.ch: The reason for this precipitation pattern can be found in the so-called Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
Currently, this process is somewhat suppressed, which is currently reducing tropical activity in the Atlantic.
First and foremost, the water temperature of the Atlantic is decisive, but so is wind shear.
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