NewzThe Atlantic hurricane season has experienced an unusually quiet and record-breaking slow start, setting a satellite-era record for the longest period a season has begun without a storm reaching hurricane-strength winds of 64 mph. Government meteorologist Nick Novella of the Weather Prediction Center confirmed the milestone occurred on Saturday.
This exceptionally slow season is attributed to a strong El Niño phenomenon. According to meteorologists, the atmospheric conditions associated with El Niño actively disrupt tropical storm formation over the Atlantic Ocean, keeping activity significantly lower than typical years.
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