Forecasters are predicting an exceptionally busy Atlantic cyclone season and fear that conditions are ripe to turbo-charge several devastating hurricanes. Two of the most damaging hurricanes in ...

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A satellite map of the Gulf of Mexico reveals the “loop current,” a hairpin curve of hotter than usual water that could help grow future Hurricane Helene into a Category 3 storm. University of Miami ...

The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already warmer than average. Even more worrying is a current of warm tropical water that is looping unusually far into the ...

A new study examines the circulation in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and sheds new light on the behavior of the Loop Current and Loop Current Eddies, the relation between the upper- and lower-layer ...

The Loop Current is ominously far north this year—combined with other factors, it could make for a disastrous hurricane season. reading time 3 minutes The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

NEW ORLEANS — When you hear talk about possible tropical development in the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico, you might hear about something called "the Loop Current." But what is that, and how does it ...

In a lab at the University of Delaware, researchers are unlocking mysteries about ocean currents that could have far-reaching impacts, from boosting economic benefits to even saving lives in the face ...