Atlantic hurricane season is typically mid-August to mid-October. They can wreak havoc across the Caribbean and North America. Recently, Hurricane Fiona ripped through Puerto Rico and made landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada — one of the strongest storms they have on record.
These ex-hurricanes, or storms without the core characteristics of a hurricane, occasionally also make their way toward Europe. And not until recently did we know why certain ex-hurricanes could cross the Atlantic, and others couldn't.
A new study published in the American Meteorological Society journal, Monthly Weather Review, reveals stronger hurricanes that are re-energized by jet streams are twice as likely to reach Europe. According to a press release, researchers have been analyzing hurricane data from 180 storms from the last 40 years, finding that stronger storms have the greatest potential to cross the Atlantic.
"Ex-hurricanes are fairly rare in Europe but can be deadly and destructive events, ...
