A satellite map of the Gulf of Mexico reveals the “loop current,” a hairpin curve of hotter than usual water that could help grow future Hurricane Helene into a Category 3 storm. University of Miami ...

Read full article: The science behind those vivid Saharan dust sunsets ORLANDO, Fla. – The good ole “Loop Current.” When you hear meteorologists talk about possible tropical development in the Gulf of ...

NEW ORLEANS — When you hear talk about possible tropical development in the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico, you might hear about something called "the Loop Current." But what is that, and how does it ...

The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already warmer than average. Even more worrying is a current of warm tropical water that is looping unusually far into the ...

A new study examines the circulation in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and sheds new light on the behavior of the Loop Current and Loop Current Eddies, the relation between the upper- and lower-layer ...

The eye of Hurricane Michael as seen from the International Space Station in 2021. With the official start of hurricane season just over a week away, a meandering ocean current known to supercharge ...

Read full article: Tropics update: Here’s what’s really going on in the busy Atlantic basin ORLANDO, Fla. – The information in this story is dated to 5:44 p.m. Friday. For the latest on what has since ...

A better understanding of the deep, warm water Loop Current System of the Gulf of Mexico - which contributed to the rapid intensification of Hurricanes Katrina and Ike - will require a 10-year ...

On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, many have expressed concerns over the Loop Current and how it could affect the season. "The current is also known as the Florida current as it flows ...

Above: Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico as depicted by the U.S. Navy HYCOM model on July 21, 2018. Colors represent the speed of the current, in centimeters per second. Dark red colors are ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Gulf Loop Current is a large pool of hot water a couple hundred miles west of Tampa Bay. This hurricane season, it’s looking even more imposing than normal. The loop current ...