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What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season

  • Written by Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology
What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane seasonCooling streaks indicate the potential for two Niña's at once – Pacific and Atlantic, a rare event.NOAA Coral Reef Watch

The North Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for months, with surface temperatures at or near record highs. But cooling along the equator in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific may finally be starting to bring...

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