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With the official start of hurricane season just over a week away, a meandering ocean current known to supercharge storms has hurricane experts on edge. The Loop Current, which flows

The forecast would make the Atlantic season, which begins June 1, the seventh consecutive above-average season.

The "loop current" is a current that brings warm Caribbean water to typically cooler waters near the Gulf coast.

University of Miami Rosenstiel oceanographer Nick Shay says the Loop Current swings up from the Caribbean toward the Gulf coast like an ocean river, moving warm water hundreds of feet deep. That can help produce dangerous storms like 2018's Hurricane Michael that rapidly intensify.

The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current could be setting up another brutal hurricane season

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to potentially be a doozy. Forecasters expect an active season with a worrying wildcard.

The official start to hurricane season is just a week away and forecasters are predicting another busy one.

Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005.

The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the...

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