{
  "id": 6948005,
  "title": "Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Niño might bring record slow storm season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/where-have-all-the-atlantic-hurricanes-gone-el-ni-ntilde-o-might",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T15:45:49.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/where-have-all-the-atlantic-hurricanes-gone-el-nino-might-bring-record-slow-storm-season"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Atlantic hurricane season has set a record for being the quietest in the modern era, with no storms reaching winds of 74 mph to qualify as a hurricane. According to Nick Novella, a meteorologist at the government's Weather Prediction Center, this marks the longest a season has begun without such a storm, at least in the satellite era.\n\nThe record quiet season is attributed to an enormous El Nino, which crushes storms before they get going, as reported by the Winnipeg Free Press.\n\nAs of September 11, 2026, the Atlantic hurricane season broke the satellite-era record for the latest formation of the first hurricane, previously held by Hurricanes Gustav in 2002 and Humberto in 2013, both of which formed on September 11 of their respective years, according to EarthSky.",
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      {
        "outlet": "EarthSky",
        "title": "Atlantic hurricane season sets a record: No hurricanes yet!",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/atlantic-hurricane-season-sets-a-record-no-hurricanes-yet",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:00:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/where-have-all-the-atlantic-hurricanes-gone-el-nino-might-bring",
        "published": "2026-09-12T13:04:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "El Niño creates record-low Atlantic hurricane season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/el-nino-creates-record-low-atlantic-hurricane-season",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:26:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Niño might bring record slow storm season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/where-have-all-the-atlantic-hurricanes-gone-el-ni-ntilde-o-might-6948526",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:45:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "El Nino puts Atlantic hurricanes on mute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/el-nino-puts-atlantic-hurricanes-on-mute",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:03:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/where-have-all-the-atlantic-hurricanes-gone-el-nino-might-bring-6975983",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:10:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}