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Highlights:
- The warming of the Pacific Ocean waters which is commonly referred to as El Nino, deters hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean because the warm water creates strong westerly winds which disrupt tropical depressions before they can develop enough intensity.
- El Nina has the opposite effect encouraging more hurricanes then typical.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean waters which is commonly referred to as El Nino, deters hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean because the warm water creates strong westerly winds which disrupt tropical depressions before they can develop enough intensity.
El Nina has the opposite effect encouraging more hurricanes then typical.