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Atlantic season on track for zero hurricanes

Original: August and September passed without a single Atlantic hurricane, thanks in part to a powerful El Niño. Forecasters are n

August and September have passed without a single Atlantic hurricane forming, a rarity attributed in part to a powerful El Niño suppressing storm development. Forecasters now say the 2026 Atlantic season could end with no hurricanes at all, which would be highly unusual. Coverage, including a Yale Environment 360 digest, highlights how strong wind shear and hostile atmospheric conditions have kept the basin quiet through the traditional peak of the season.

Why now: An Atlantic season with zero hurricanes would be exceptionally rare, and the peak months have already passed without one.

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• August and September passed without a single Atlantic hurricane, thanks in part to a powerful El Niño. Forecasters are now raising the prospect that the season could conclude with zero Atlantic hurricanes. Read more on E360 → https:// e360.yale.edu/digest/2026-zero -hurricanes… · gclef@vivaldi.net · 4

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