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Why are hurricanes common across so many tropical oceans, but almost completely absent from the South Atlantic?
In this episode of The Climate Translation, Dr. Mac explores the unusual combination of ocean and atmospheric conditions that normally prevents hurricanes from forming between South America and Africa. Strong wind shear, fewer organized tropical disturbances, and less favorable ocean conditions all help make the South Atlantic one of the most hostile hurricane basins on Earth.
The episode also looks at Hurricane Catarina, the only hurricane confirmed there during the satellite era…
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