SEE ALSO: Next tropical storm is brewing in the Caribbean with high-impact potential Soon-to-be Sara will reside over ocean heat comparable to peak season, with intense strengthening and high ...

Every year, we see tropical systems churning through the Atlantic Ocean either staying out to sea, heading towards the eastern seaboard or into the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. But what is ...

The tropical Pacific sea surface temperature loitered in ENSO-neutral since April 2024, with our primary ENSO monitoring index, the Niño-3.4 index, within 0.5 °C of the long-term average. In December, ...

It's not great news for the Gulf Coast and other storm-prone regions: La Niña is associated with more tropical activity in ...

Warming oceans fuel stronger tropical cyclones that bring more heavy rainfall and higher storm surge when they make landfall. Tropical cyclones, which include hurricanes and tropical storms ...

An analysis of the mechanisms behind model-projected changes in ocean temperature gives greater confidence in the pattern of tropical warming and its potential impacts. Figure 1: Sea surface ...

An unusually powerful and resilient marine heat wave contributed to keeping the region toasty. But it wasn’t the only factor.