Last updated October 15, 2021
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Atlantic Hurricane Season 2016

Atlantic Ocean

There is increasing evidence linking rising ocean temperatures to increases in several measures of hurricane activity in the Atlantic since the 1970s. In 2016, warm sea surface temperatures helped to fuel Hurricane Alex, which was the first Atlantic hurricane in January since 1955 and the first storm to form in the month of January since 1938. Then, in late May, warm waters north of the Bahamas gave rise to Tropical Storm Bonnie, an unusual early-season storm that made landfall in South Carolina. In early-August, Hurricane Earl intensified over extremely warm Caribbean waters before hitting Belize as a Category 1 Storm. In early October, Hurricane Matthew surged from a tropical storm to a Cat 5 storm in just 36 hours.

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