Questions tagged [atlantic]
A water body (ocean) that separates North and South America from Africa and Europe.
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Why are there no hurricanes in the southern Atlantic basin?
We see tropical cyclones (going by different names e.g. hurricane, typhoon, cyclone) all over the tropics, but it seems that there are never any storms in the southern Atlantic. See this map of ...
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Can an Atlantic hurricane enter Mediterranean sea?
I can't find any examples, has it just never happened before or is it impossible because of environmental factors?
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What will happen if the Greek letter names were exhausted for naming tropical storms?
The traditional list of hurricane names for the year goes from A to W, and, in the very rare occurrence that the W storm has formed and there is another tropical storm out there, then the Greek letter ...
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Where is the AMOC located in this Fig?
I am currently looking for a good illustration of the currents in the N atlantic. They should not be extremely complex, but they should be realistic. I have now found a figure that I am very happy ...
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