African Easterly News Today

As we head deeper into February, data is showing that El Nino is finally weakening in the Equatorial Pacific.

Understanding the secrets of a warming ocean means steering straight into the biggest hurricanes. Enter the saildrone.

Dr. Jason Dunion - "We’re tracking a couple of very large outbreaks. They look like they’re going to be reaching the United States sometime over the weekend and early next week, and we’re going to expect to see a very dusty outbreak early next week.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average hurricane season. Heres what to know and how to prepare.

It only takes one hurricane to completely change our community, our home, or even our life.

and last updated 2021-05-20 14:30:12-04 Most (not all) tropical systems start off of the Northern Coast of Africa near Cape Verde. The combination between Northern Africas warm/dry air and Southern Africas cool/humid air helps create the African Easterly Jet. WFTX The African easterly jet is where the wind is easterly and comes from the temperature contrast between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. The easterly wind helps the warm Atlantic water rise into the atmosphere eventually for...