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Taking the Temperature of the Hurricane Pool
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Taking the Temperature of the Hurricane Pool

Satellite measurements of sea surface temperatures provide clues to the potential for tropical cyclone development.

Published Jun 4, 2014

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Stormy Pacific
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Stormy Pacific

Four tropical systems churned simultaneously over the Pacific on September 2, 2015.

Published Sep 2, 2015

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New Study: Heat is Being Stored Beneath the Ocean Surface
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New Study: Heat is Being Stored Beneath the Ocean Surface

Examining temperatures from the depths of the ocean, JPL scientists have found that lower layers of the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans grew much warmer during a decade when surface temperatures cooled.

Published Jul 10, 2015

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A Tale of Two Cyclone Seasons
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A Tale of Two Cyclone Seasons

Hurricane season was remarkably quiet in the North Atlantic, while the Western Pacific was as active and dangerous as ever.

Published Dec 7, 2013

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Gearing Up for an Active 2020 Hurricane Season
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Gearing Up for an Active 2020 Hurricane Season

Abnormally warm ocean temperatures and a potential La Niña set the stage for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.

Published Jul 17, 2020

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Records Fall in 2015 Cyclone Season
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Records Fall in 2015 Cyclone Season

Thirty major hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones occurred in the northern hemisphere in 2015—the previous record was 23—and many of them reached places that don't see many storms.

Published Dec 5, 2015

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State of the Sea at the Start of Hurricane Season
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State of the Sea at the Start of Hurricane Season

Tropical waters are warm, as usual, but not unusually so.

Published Jun 1, 2012

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Hurricane Paul
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Hurricane Paul

Published Oct 24, 2006

Severe Storms

El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak
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El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak

Past events suggest the phenomenon winds down after December and January. But will this year follow the pattern?

Published Jan 22, 2016

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Muted La Niña Follows Potent El Niño
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Muted La Niña Follows Potent El Niño

The near-record water temperatures of 2015-16 has been followed by a modest, quiet appearance of La Niña.

Published Jan 6, 2017

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