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The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Where do we Go from Here?

On: 12th July 2018

With the formations of Beryl and Chris during the past week, along with Alberto back in late May, it seems as if the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season is off to a quick start. So far, we’ve had 3 named storms, 2 hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy value near 14.Read More →

Hurricane Beryl at peak intensity. July 06, 2018

Tiny Beryl trying to come back to life

By: César Gámez

On: 12th July 2018

In: Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane

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The last week we saw short-lived, very small hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean in which represented a important risk for some areas that still are recovering from the damages received of the hurricanes Irma and Maria the last year. The second storm of the season in the Atlantic Ocean, namedRead More →

Hurricane Chris is no more!

By: Nathan Foy

On: 12th July 2018

In: Atlantic Ocean

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Hurricane Chris was always going to be a short lived tropical cyclone, but it did impress more than most of us expected (except the HWRF and HMON models who were revving up to Gert proportions in their forecasts). However, storm force winds still extend out 180 nautical miles and willRead More →

Hurricane Gert vs Hurricane Chris – which was stronger?

By: Nathan Foy

On: 12th July 2018

In: Atlantic Ocean

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Clearly the answer is Hurricane Gert. Some speculation this week emerged that Chris looked like a Category 3 hurricane, just as Force Thirteen’s analysis of last year’s Hurricane Gert rated it at a similar intensity. But what are the differences, and how do they compare? Well, firstly, both storms beganRead More →