Expert: A monster hurricane season is coming
The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the...
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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 Gulf for this time of year, with the power to turn tropical storms into monster hurricanes.
The Loop Current, and it’s the 800-pound gorilla of Gulf hurricane risks. It can spell disaster for folks along the Northern Gulf Coast, from Texas to Florida.
With La Niña helping clear the way for a busy hurricane season, this wide current of warm water could spell disaster for the northern Gulf Coast.