By Sunday morning, Tropical Storm Cindy had begun to weaken as it continued to move northwest. According to the National Hurricane Center, Cindy is now moving into an environment with less favorable conditions for further development. The storm was 435 miles north-northeast of the Lesser Antilles and had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Cindy was moving northwest at 17 mph. “A north-westerly motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected over the next day,” the NHC said. “Additional weakening is forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours, with Cindy expected to degenerate into a trough low pressure Monday night.” on the heels of Tropical Storm Bret. Forecasters say it’s the first time there have been two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since records began in 1851. -August to mid-October. Some forecasters blamed unusually high sea temperatures for the rare development. “The Atlantic is terribly hot this year,” said Kerry Emanuel, a meteorologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, adding that it’s partly the result of global warming, natural variability and the ocean. recovering from the sulfate aerosol pollution that chilled it decades ago. Studies show that a warmer world is producing wetter, more intense hurricanes, and scientists are still trying to figure out if climate change alters the number of storms that form. Due to more early and preseason storms, the National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories earlier in the year, and experts recently discussed the idea of declaring the start of the hurricane season earlier. The Associated Press contributed to this article.
By Sunday morning, Tropical Storm Cindy had begun to weaken as it moved northwest.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Cindy is now moving toward an environment with conditions that are less favorable for further development.
The storm was located 435 miles north-northeast of the Lesser Antilles and had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Cindy was moving northwest at 17 mph.
“A north-westerly motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected over the next day,” the NHC said. “Additional weakening is forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours, with Cindy expected to degenerate into a low pressure trough Monday night.”
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cindy is on Tropical Storm Bretheels. Forecasters say it is the first time there have been two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since records began in 1851.
The historic event signals an early and aggressive start to the Atlantic hurricane season that began on June 1 and typically peaks from mid-August to mid-October. Some forecasters blamed unusually high sea temperatures for the rare development.
“The Atlantic is terribly hot this year,” said Kerry Emanuel, a meteorologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, adding that it is partly the result of global warming, natural variability and the ocean’s recovery from sulfate aerosol pollution that cooled decades ago.
Studies show that a warmer world is producing wetter, more intense hurricanes, and scientists are still trying to figure out if climate change alters the number of storms that form. Due to more early and preseason storms, the National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories earlier in the year, and experts recently discussed the idea of declaring the start of the hurricane season earlier.
Associated Press contributed to this article.
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