El Niño’s effects over the Atlantic and what it means for New Jersey

This year’s El Niño is reshaping this hurricane season as experts say its biggest effects are still to come.

By: Nick DiCicco, Alexander Cruz

Outlets: South Jersey Climate News

Published: October 30, 2026

Words: 1,278

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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For most of 2026, the Atlantic tropics were strangely silent. In September, the busiest month for hurricane season, there were no hurricanes. Then, in the second week of October, a storm called Isaias spun up in the Gulf of Mexico and the season ended its silence.

This phenomenon, along with the warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, demonstrates the power of what experts say is one of the most powerful El Niños in recent history. All …

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