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Atlantic Roadblocks: Silence in the Tropics

Atlantic Roadblocks: Silence in the Tropics
Photo: KABB FOX 29 (FOX affiliate) — Local · view original

August is here, but the Atlantic is eerily quiet. Forecasters cite a one-two punch: El Niño driven wind shear in the Caribbean and Saharan dust drying the eastern Atlantic, stifling tropical waves despite warm water.

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