#atlanticocean — Public Fediverse posts

McIlroy says Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring tight security and a different feel https://www.fogolf.com/pros/11430/ #AtlanticOcean #DonaldTrump #IrishOpenGolfMcilroyTrump #Package100024APOnline #Package100502MemberChoiceSportsOption #Product30599APSportsNews(SWireOnly) #Product32560APOnlineGolfNews #Product32562APOnlineOtherSportsNews #RoryMcIlroy

McIlroy says Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring tight security and a different feel https://www.fogolf.com/pros/11430/ #AtlanticOcean #DonaldTrump #IrishOpenGolfMcilroyTrump #Package100024APOnline #Package100502MemberChoiceSportsOption #Product30599APSportsNews(SWireOnly) #Product32560APOnlineGolfNews #Product32562APOnlineOtherSportsNews #RoryMcIlroy

Rory McIlroy says President Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring a different feel

DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump this week at the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Golf #AtlanticOcean #BBC #donaldtrump #politics #RoryMcIlroy #Sports
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/841733/

Rory McIlroy says President Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring a different feel

DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump this week at the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Golf #AtlanticOcean #BBC #donaldtrump #politics #RoryMcIlroy #Sports
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/841733/

https://www.fogolf.com/1381531/rory-mcilroy-says-president-trumps-irish-open-visit-will-bring-a-different-feel/ Rory McIlroy says President Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring a different feel #AtlanticOcean #BBC #DonaldTrump #Golf #GolfNews #Politics #RoryMcilroy #sports

https://www.fogolf.com/1381531/rory-mcilroy-says-president-trumps-irish-open-visit-will-bring-a-different-feel/ Rory McIlroy says President Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring a different feel #AtlanticOcean #BBC #DonaldTrump #Golf #GolfNews #Politics #RoryMcilroy #sports

https://www.fogolf.com/1381531/rory-mcilroy-says-president-trumps-irish-open-visit-will-bring-a-different-feel/ Rory McIlroy says President Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring a different feel #AtlanticOcean #BBC #DonaldTrump #Golf #GolfNews #Politics #RoryMcilroy #sports

https://www.fogolf.com/1381501/mcilroy-says-trumps-irish-open-visit-will-bring-tight-security-and-a-different-feel/ McIlroy says Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring tight security and a different feel #AtlanticOcean #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #IrishOpenGolfMcilroyTrump #Package100024APOnline #Package100502MemberChoiceSportsOption #Product30599APSportsNews(SWireOnly) #Product32560APOnlineGolfNews #Product32562APOnlineOtherSportsNews #RoryMcilroy #trump #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing

https://www.fogolf.com/1381501/mcilroy-says-trumps-irish-open-visit-will-bring-tight-security-and-a-different-feel/ McIlroy says Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring tight security and a different feel #AtlanticOcean #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #IrishOpenGolfMcilroyTrump #Package100024APOnline #Package100502MemberChoiceSportsOption #Product30599APSportsNews(SWireOnly) #Product32560APOnlineGolfNews #Product32562APOnlineOtherSportsNews #RoryMcilroy #trump #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing

McIlroy says Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring tight security and a different feel https://www.fogolf.com/pros/11418/ #AtlanticOcean #DonaldTrump #IrishOpenGolfMcilroyTrump #Package100024APOnline #Package100502MemberChoiceSportsOption #Product30599APSportsNews(SWireOnly) #Product32560APOnlineGolfNews #Product32562APOnlineOtherSportsNews #RoryMcIlroy

McIlroy says Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring tight security and a different feel https://www.fogolf.com/pros/11418/ #AtlanticOcean #DonaldTrump #IrishOpenGolfMcilroyTrump #Package100024APOnline #Package100502MemberChoiceSportsOption #Product30599APSportsNews(SWireOnly) #Product32560APOnlineGolfNews #Product32562APOnlineOtherSportsNews #RoryMcIlroy

Sunrise

I kicked off my Labor Day early this morning by driving out to the ocean and taking some sunrise pics. I went to Salisbury Beach on the Massachusetts side of the MA/NH state line and caught the actual sunrise. After that I drove over to Plum Island. I usually turn left when I cross the bridge onto the island and go to the lighthouse. This time I turned right and went to the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. There is a beach on the ocean there and hiking trails through the salt marshes just inland from the Atlantic. 

There were a lot of people at Salisbury watching the sun. More than I’ve ever come across on one of these little trips. It was probably because the sun came up at 6:14am or so. The last time I did a sun rise visit I think the sun came up just after 5:00. Big difference. The only people on the Plum Island beach were a middle aged couple who were clearly on a date. I tried very hard not to draw attention to myself and thus distract them from what I’m sure was a lovely morning. The trails I walked on had a bunch of people too but they were all using binoculars while I was using cameras. They were bird watching. 

I took some digital pics with my Z5, I took some 35mm with my N90, and I took some 120 with my Lubitell. I shipped the film out for developing today along with three rolls I shot in August. Will I get the scans back before we leave for California next weekend? Not likely, but I’ll chose optimism and say I hope so.

For now… digital pics.

We start with Salisbury Beach and the start of Labor Day 2026.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55513745844/in/album-72177720335487830

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And there we have it. My morning pics. The highlights of the digital pics at least. The full album is here on Flickr. When I get the scans back I’ll add them to the album. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week so I don’t have to rely on a hotel’s wifi to upload them. Fingers crossed.

#SilentSunday

#rock #erratics #coast #reflection #Atlantic #atlanticOcean #nl #newfoundlandAndLabrador #canada #nature #landscapePhotography #landscape #photography #fotografie #fotografia #photo #foto

A couple of kilometres out on a kayak.
Not alone.
Behind me, across the bay, seal song sounded out from the caves.

Not for the first time, from somewhere a butterfly fluttered by, heading towards the shore. For what seems an impossible adventure.

#AtlanticOcean #Seal #Kayak #WestCork

Man, if there were a place right at this moment I’d love to be … the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, 2 September, 2026. Drone photo by Stephen Rideout.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
#AtlanticOcean
#CapeNeddick
#NewEngland

“Maine’s rocky coastline needs a mighty lighthouse, and Nubble is one of the best.” - Stephen Rideout

America, One Moment at a Time — #7

The Lighthouse That Learned to Move

Nauset Light—with a little taste of Cape Cod.

My daughter spotted the coincidence: the Cape Cod chips she had brought along featured the very lighthouse we were standing beside.

I have always thought a lighthouse was supposed to be one of the more settled things in life.

It stands there.

The sea moves.
The ships move.
The weather changes.

But the lighthouse stays put.

Apparently, I was wrong.

Nauset Light moves.

The lighthouse we see today in Eastham wasn’t even originally built there. The tower was built in 1877 as one of the Chatham Twin Lights and was moved to Eastham in 1923.

And then the Atlantic started doing what the Atlantic does.

It kept eating away at the coastline.

By 1996, less than 35 feet remained between the lighthouse and the cliff edge.

So someone had to make a rather unusual decision:

Move the lighthouse.

Not repaint it.

Not reinforce it.

Not tell the sea to behave itself.

Move it.

The entire 48-foot tower was moved about 300 feet inland to a new location across the road.

Nauset Beach Light Station, a Shifting Landmark” information board.

A lighthouse with an unusual history.

Standing there today, looking at that magnificent red-and-white tower, you would never know that it has already changed address twice.

It seems almost amusing.

We normally admire people who stand their ground.

But perhaps we should also admire those who know when the ground is no longer where it used to be.

Because sometimes circumstances change.

The familiar shore begins to disappear.

The things that once felt secure no longer are.

And then comes the difficult question:

Do I hold on—or do I move?

Lighthouse from the road

Nauset Light, Eastham, Cape Cod.

Nauset Light offers a rather elegant answer.

It didn’t stop being a lighthouse because it moved.

It simply carried its light with it.

Pushed Back by the Sea” — with the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

When the sea comes closer, sometimes you have to move.

Perhaps resilience isn’t always about staying exactly where we are.

Sometimes it is about recognising that the landscape has changed—and having the courage to move without losing what matters.

The lighthouse moved.
The light stayed.

Maybe that’s the real lesson.

America, One Moment at a Time — #6

The Ocean Doesn’t Take Appointments

We boarded the whale-watching boat at Hyannis with one simple objective:

Find a whale.

The instructions seemed straightforward enough.

Go out to sea.
Look at the ocean.
Wait.

The last part, as it turned out, was entirely up to the whale.

We had cameras ready.

Phones ready.

Eyes scanning the horizon.

Everyone seemed prepared for the great moment.

The whales, apparently, had not received the schedule.

And then they began to appear.

And then—there it was.

First a spout rising from the water.

Then a dark back breaking the surface.

Then another.

Two humpbacks, briefly above the surface.

For a few precious seconds, these enormous creatures revealed themselves to us before slipping quietly back beneath the waves.

Click. Click. Click.

We were beginning to get the hang of it.

And then, without warning, one of them breached.

For one glorious, impossible moment, this enormous creature launched itself out of the water.

We all saw it.

Nobody photographed it.

It happened too quickly.

By the time our cameras were pointed in the right direction, the whale was back where it belonged—underwater.

And somehow, I think that made the moment even more special.

We are so accustomed to photographs, videos and screens that we expect everything worth seeing to remain available for us to capture, replay and share.

But the ocean doesn’t work that way.

The whale appears when it chooses.
The moment arrives when it arrives.
And then it is gone.

And then, a wave goodbye.

Perhaps that’s part of the wonder.

Some moments are meant to be witnessed, not captured.

We went looking for whales.

What we found was also a little lesson in patience.

And a reminder that the world doesn’t always perform on demand.

Sometimes you just have to wait, watch—and be ready when it decides to say hello.

Two sailors missing after French trawler sinks near Plymouth

BREST, France (AP) — Two sailors were missing Sunday after a French-registered fishing trawler sank southwest of the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AtlanticOcean #Evacuations #France #Generalnews #Huntingandfishing #Militaryanddefense #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/712054/

‘They were legends’: Humpback whales make spectacular comeback off Brazil’s coast

Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #atlanticocean #AU #Australia #Brazil #Environment #nature #oceans #Science #TheBrightSide #Whales #whaling
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/872212/

Die Klippizität von Irlands Nordwesten ist schon echt außerordentlich.

#Klippen #cliffs #donegal #clare #irland #ireland #atlanticocean #sliabhliag #cliffsofmoher #bloodyforeland

A juvenile Sanderling enjoys its sand crab breakfast.

#birds #birding #ShoreBirds #VacationBirding #WrightsvilleBeach #AtlanticOcean #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

Brad Morgan to perform at Produce in the Park | Atlantic

ATL…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanCuisine #africancuisine #asiancuisine #AtlanticOcean #bradmorgan #Cooking #CountryMusic #cuisine #Europeancuisine #Foodanddrink #Foodanddrinkpreparation #foodwatchlistarticles #Foods #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #middleeasterncuisine #northamericancuisine #produceinthepark #westerncuisine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2780524/brad-morgan-to-perform-at-produce-in-the-park-atlantic/

Brad Morgan to perform at Produce in the Park | Atlantic https://www.diningandcooking.com/2780524/brad-morgan-to-perform-at-produce-in-the-park-atlantic/ #AfricanCuisine #AsianCuisine #AtlanticOcean #BradMorgan #Cooking #CountryMusic #cuisine #EuropeanCuisine #FoodAndDrink #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MiddleEasternCuisine #NorthAmericanCuisine #ProduceInThePark #WesternCuisine

Cape Verde’s World Cup success reflects a nation that has repeatedly defied the odds. #Africa #AtlanticOcean #CaboVerde #FIFAWorldCup2026 #Football #Migration
https://iwpost.com/cape-verdes-world-cup-success-reflects-a-nation-that-has-repeatedly-defied-the-odds/?fsp_sid=14513

Brunch secured. A Black Tern nabs a juicy morsel.

#birds #birding #terns #ShoreBirds #AtlanticOcean #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

"Rosebank, the largest untapped oil field in the North Sea, lies around 80 miles north-west of Shetland, while Jackdaw is around 150 miles east of Aberdeen."

If you're 80 miles north west of Shetland you are in the Atlantic Ocean not the North Sea

#fossilfuels #rosebank #northSea #atlanticocean #pedantry

My favorite #FootpathFriday view is imminent. Can’t wait to hear the waves curling onto the shore and gulls crying, and to feel the warm sand and salty air.

#BeachDreams #beach #ocean #AtlanticOcean #WrightsvilleBeach #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #creationstruck #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind

It's been so long, I forget how fun this truly was...until I look back at pictures of that one magical evening off the southernmost reaches of Florida.

Captured by me, "Sunset on a Schooner".

#art #photography #sailing #sailboat #sunset #boat #Florida #FloridaStrait #ocean #sea #sky #clouds #cloudscape #seascape #AtlanticOcean #winter

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC) is a massive #ocean_current in the #AtlanticOcean, driven by #temperature and #salinity changes (#thermohaline circulation). It influences global #weather significantly:

- Warms up #Arctic, East #Canada, #BritishIsles & #Nordic region
- Cools down #GulfofMexico, #Amazon & #Africa
- Drives #rains in all these regions
- Supports a huge #plankton #biomass, that:
- Supports higher #marine_life
- Acts as #CO2 #carbon_sink.

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The Patient Hour at Santa Cruz

As I climbed up the rocks from the beach I spotted a lone fisherman in the distance. He hadn’t caught anything yet but in the bright sunshine I caught a nice silhouette. It was Santa Cruz in Portugal, and a lovely day to be beside the sea....

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/11/the-patient-hour-at-santa-cruz/

#a8ctravel #AtlanticOcean #BlackAndWhite #CoastalPhotography #fisherman #monochrome #Photo #Photography #Portugal #SantaCruz #seascape #silhouette #solitude

The Patient Hour at Santa Cruz

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/11/the-patient-hour-at-santa-cruz/

OMS monitora caso de hantavírus em navio de cruzeiro após mortes serem confirmadas

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/04/oms-monitora-caso-de-hantavirus-em-navio-de-cruzeiro-apos-mortes-serem-confirmadas/

Hype for the Future 98K: The Santee and Hopsewee Plantations — South Carolina

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/hype-for-the-future-98k-the-santee-and-hopsewee-plantations-south-carolina/

Earth's thin blue atmosphere traces the planet's horizon above the Pacific Ocean 🌎🧑‍🚀

#AtlanticOcean #Boston #Chile #Connecticut #Delaware #Earth #Expedition74 #InternationalSpaceStation

⏩ 10 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=10&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260205012218

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station 🌎🧑‍🚀

#Africa #AtlanticOcean #Draco #Dragon #Earth #Expedition74 #IndianOcean #InternationalSpaceStation

⏩ 2 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260203010524

Hype for the Future 69J: New York and Philadelphia Compared

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/hype-for-the-future-69j-new-york-and-philadelphia-compared/

Hype for the Future 65F: Historic City of Saint Augustine, Florida

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/hype-for-the-future-65f-historic-city-of-saint-augustine-florida/

Hype for the Future 63P: Town of Gouldsboro, Maine

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/hype-for-the-future-63p-town-of-gouldsboro-maine/

Hype for the Future 63A: Maine South of 45° North (Washington County)

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/hype-for-the-future-63a-maine-south-of-45-north-washington-county/

Silk and Stone at Couminole

Waves crash on the rocks at Couminole, Co Kerry but are made misty by a long exposure photo....

https://inphotos.org/2025/12/31/silk-and-stone-at-couminole/

#AtlanticOcean #Coumeenole #Couminole #CouminoleBeach #DinglePeninsula #Ireland #Kerry #LandscapePhotography #LongExposure #Photo #Rocks #seascape #WildAtlanticWay

Silk and Stone at Couminole

Waves crash on the rocks at Couminole, Co Kerry but are made misty by a long exposure photo.

Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Teleconnections from the 2023–24 El Niño Offset by Background SST Trends
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-25-0227.1 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108946 <-- shared paper
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#USA #Canada #NorthAmerica #Mexico #NorthernEurope #PacificOcean #ElNiño #ElNino #pluvial #precipitation #rainfall #snow #weather #climate #humanimpacts #model #modeling #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #atmosphere #extremeweather #CONUS #California #atmosphericriver #AtlanticOcean #IndianOcean #tropical #ENSO #winter #ocean #trend #teleconnections #seasurfacetemperature #SST #atmospheric #climatechange #natural #anthropogenic #noaa #NSF
#NationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch

An Fear Marbh at Sunset

It looked like there wouldn’t be any sunset, but I was down at the bottom of Dunquin Pier when I saw an orange glow coming from behind the large rock blocking my view of the sun that had just set.

If you know how steep that path down to the pier is, I hope you’ll have some sympathy for me as I raced up again to capture what turned out to be a momentary break in the thick clouds. I was surprised I saw any colour in the sky!

#AnFearMarbh #AtlanticOcean #coastalPhotography #CountyKerry #DinglePeninsula #dramaticSky #goldenHour #Ireland #IrishCoast #IrishLandscape #Kerry #KerryCoastline #Photo #Photography #rockFormation #stormClouds #sunset #TheDeadMan #WildAtlanticWay

Seven Rolls

Seven rolls of film. All downloaded, sorted, cleaned up, and uploaded to Flickr. Here are a few randoms from the haul.

From Burlington, VT. I don’t remember the name of the bookstore.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54459291153/in/album-72177720300575173

From the Atlantic Ocean in Hampton Beach, NH. Splash.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54459280618/in/album-72177720300575173

From the happiest place on Earth.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54459011306/in/album-72177720300575173

From Animal Kingdom… unless it’s from The Last of Us.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54458157637/in/album-72177720300575173

From the lake surrounded by the Beach Club, the Yacht Club, and the Boardwalk hotels in Disney World.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54459344225/in/album-72177720300575173

With Kylo Ren at Galaxy’s Edge in Hollywood Studios.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54459163659/in/album-72177720300575173

From Rockefeller Center in New York, NY.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54458969821/in/album-72177720300575173

And in closing, my new favorite photograph.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54458157707/in/album-72177720300575173

#animalKingdom #AtlanticOcean #blackAndWhite #burilington #DisneyWorld #film #filmPhotography #HollywoodStudios #KENTMERE400 #KODAKCOLORPLUS200 #KODAKGOLD200 #magicKingdom #NewYork #Pentax #PentaxK1000 #PentaxM1250mm #photography #Sunrise

"Wild Piriapolis"

#vintage #photography #kodak #kodakfilm #wild #landscape #vast #technicolour #repaired #oldphotos #memories #memoriesforlife #photos #piriápolis #maldonado #uruguay #coast #coastal #campo #este #ocean #atlanticocean #atlanticosur #oceanside #1980s #retro #retrospectiva #perspectiva

Wild Atlantic Waves

Waves crash onto the beach and rocks of Couminole Beach, Co Kerry near full tide. A dangerous beach for swimming at the best of times, it would be foolhardy to go swimming there in conditions like this!

#AtlanticOcean #cliffs #coastline #Couminole #greenHills #Ireland #Kerry #landscapePhotography #Nature #Photo #Photography #ruggedBeauty #seaSpray #waves

"Ocean ripples"

#ocean #oceanlife #seaside #seasideliving #ripples #littlewaves #atlanticocean #greenwaters #deep #midnightblue #openskies #vast #bluesky #someclouds #somecloudsociety #nuvolabianca #sunny #bright #colourful #january

"Overlooking"

#throwbackthursday #memory #tbt❤️ #fromthevault #memorykeeping #ireland #countyclare #piers #summer #summervibes #summerwalker #stroll #morningmotivation #morningstroll #June #seaside #seasideliving #atlanticocean #blue #photo #photography #Seascape

"Low tide, Summer 2024"

#lowtide #summer #summertime #throwback #throwbacktuesday #2024 #bright #blue #bluesky #whiteclouds #landscapephotography #seaside #atlanticocean #ireland #coast #photo #photography #photooftheday #seasons #lookback #lookback2024 #landscape #Seascape #sea #water #peace #peaceful

5 reasons behind the historic absence of #TropicalStorms this #hurricane season

It has been the longest #stormless streak in the #AtlanticBasin in over 50 years, and AccuWeather meteorologists point to several factors that have put a temporary pause on the 2024 hurricane season.

By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior content editor

Published Sep 6, 2024

"AccuWeather’s Jon Porter was live on the AccuWeather Network on Sept. 4 to discuss how quiet the last few weeks have been in the tropics.

"The first week of September is usually one of the busiest times of the year for tropical storms and hurricanes, but there is an eerie silence across the #AtlanticOcean.

"AccuWeather adjusted its hurricane forecast amid the historic lull, with 2024 being the first time in 56 years a new named storm has not developed between Aug. 13 and Sept. 3. If nothing develops by Sept. 11, it would become the longest streak without a named storm around peak hurricane season since at least the start of the satellite era in 1960.

"There are several reasons behind the lull, some more meteorologically complex than others.

Delayed arrival of #LaNiña

"A rapid collapse of #ElNiño was forecast to be swiftly replaced by La Niña, which, despite being linked to water temperatures near the equator of the Pacific Ocean, can have a major influence across the Atlantic Ocean. Typically, La Niña results in less disruptive winds, known as wind shear, making conditions prime for tropical development across the Atlantic.

"However, La Niña has yet to officially develop. 'In March, it appeared that a transition to La Niña would occur sometime in the early to middle portions of the summer. Now it looks like La Niña may not start until the fall and might end up rather weak,' AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said.

Abundance of dry, dusty air

"Tropical storms and hurricanes need moisture-rich air to thrive, but such conditions have been scarce leading up to the peak of hurricane season. "There was an unusually high amount of dry air and #SaharanDust across the Atlantic during the month of August,' DaSilva said.

"The dry, dusty air is predicted to decrease in the coming weeks, leading to conditions more favorable for tropical development.

'Convoluted' African wave train

"During hurricane season, clusters of thunderstorms over Africa eventually emerge over the Atlantic Ocean. These become known as 'tropical waves,' and when conditions are right, they can strengthen into tropical storms and hurricanes. But as of late, the train of tropical waves emerging off the coast of Africa has been 'convoluted,' according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.

"Many thunderstorms in recent weeks have taken a rare path, drenching the #SaharaDesert. When the perspective tropical waves do emerge over the Atlantic Ocean, they are encountering too much dry air and wind shear and struggle to develop, Sosnowski said.

Stable upper atmosphere

"Another piece to the meteorological puzzle explaining the recent lull in tropical activity is the unusually warm conditions high in the atmosphere.

"'Temperatures in the upper atmosphere in the tropics have been well above average this year and above 2023 levels,' DaSilva said. Warm air high above the ocean can cause the atmosphere to be more stable, which makes it more difficult for thunderstorms to develop and organize into a tropical depression or storm. 'This could be tied to climate change and a warmer planet,' DaSilva added.

How does the rest of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season look?

"AccuWeather is predicting 16 to 20 named storms this season, lower than the initial forecast of 20 to 25 but still above the historical average of 14.

"'We don’t want anyone to let their guard down even though we are now forecasting fewer storms in total. We expect two to four more direct impacts to the United States this season. It only takes one powerful hurricane or slow-moving tropical storm to threaten lives and cause devastation,' AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said.

The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is Sept. 10, and it officially ends on Nov. 30."

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/5-reasons-behind-the-historic-absence-of-tropical-storms-this-hurricane-season/1688808

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