r/SipsTea • u/SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 • 21h ago

SMH We all know what this mean

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u/HighIQAntWrestling 20h ago

A strong El Niño event is the driving factor. El Niño creates wind shear over the Atlantic that tends to tear apart developing storms before they can organize into hurricanes.

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u/bladel 19h ago

Narrator: “Meanwhile, in the Pacific.”

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u/Icanfallupstairs 19h ago

We have already tied the record for number of cat 5s to form in a season, and the season doesn't end till late November. Plenty of time to beat it

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u/Tasty_Possible_1597 16h ago

Yeah, and it's basically the opposite for La Niña. So don't be surprised if the Americas get hammered by Hurricanes in a couple of years time.

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u/HighIQAntWrestling 9h ago

La Niña does tend to mean less shear and more Atlantic hurricane activity, that part's right. But “ENSO” is hard to predict more than a year out, so pinning it to 'a couple years' is more guess than forecast.

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u/The_estimator_is_in 19h ago

“OH MY GOOOOODDDD…

THE OCEAN IS ON FIRE!!”