Atlantic

The Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet, and the Wall Street Journal attributes the calm to El Niño, which increases wind shear over the tropical Atlantic and tears storms apart before they can develop. The pattern is striking because forecasters had expected a busy season driven by record-warm ocean temperatures, making the El Niño effect a talking point among weather watchers.

With the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season in view, attention is turning to how ocean conditions shape both storm activity and the health of coral reef ecosystems. Warm sea temperatures can fuel hurricanes while also bleaching corals, and strong storms physically damage reef structures. Coverage is examining what this season's ocean patterns may mean for reefs along the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts.

The Atlantic basin could go through an entire season without a single hurricane, something not recorded in roughly 100 years, according to a Yale Environment 360 digest. The possibility of a so-called 'zero hurricane' season is drawing attention from weather watchers and climate observers, who are weighing what unusually quiet conditions might say about atmospheric patterns in 2026.

Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City has announced a $14 million expansion of The Cove, one of its gaming areas. The investment signals continued confidence in the Atlantic City casino market, which has seen several properties reinvest in recent years to keep pace with competition. Further details on the size of the expansion and its timeline were not immediately available.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are drifting near Bermuda, but forecasters say the system is unlikely to regain strength or reorganize into a tropical cyclone. Weather watchers are tracking it anyway, since any regeneration in the Atlantic at this point in the season would be closely monitored for potential impacts on the island and shipping routes.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay in the Atlantic for possible redevelopment into a tropical system. Forecasters say conditions could allow the disturbance to regain organization. Fay previously moved across the region, and attention now turns to whether its remnants pose any renewed threat to land areas.

Meteorologist Bryan Norcross reports that forecasters are monitoring the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, where conditions may favor the development of the next tropical storm. Mexico is watching the area closely as the Atlantic hurricane season continues, with any system forming there potentially bringing heavy rain and coastal impacts to Mexican states bordering the gulf.

Latin America's ambitions to build bioceanic logistics corridors linking the Atlantic and Pacific are running into the realities of a changing climate. Droughts affecting river routes such as the Paraná, plus extreme weather threatening planned overland corridors, are forcing governments and investors to rethink infrastructure plans. The overlap between regional trade integration projects and climate vulnerability is drawing fresh scrutiny across the region.