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The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño
A news story from NPR explains the current contrast in hurricane activity: the Pacific is very active with multiple hurricanes, while the Atlantic season is unusually quiet. The piece attributes this pattern to El Niño, the periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters that shifts wind patterns worldwide. El Niño's stronger upper-level winds tend to shear apart Atlantic storms while fueling storm development in the Pacific, leading to the lopsided hurricane season readers are discussing.
Why now: El Niño conditions are currently suppressing Atlantic hurricanes while intensifying Pacific ones, making the seasonal contrast newsworthy.
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