WWNO

What's the 'Loop Current' and how does it impact hurricanes? LSU professor answers our questions

With the hurricane season now upon us, experts are saying 2022 could see another above-average year of activity. NOAA is predicting the possibility of three to six major hurricanes. There’s a lot of ...
Miami Herald

How a red-hot patch in the Gulf could make Hurricane Helene stronger as it nears Florida

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 ...
UPI

Loop Current, fueler of monster hurricanes, looking a lot like year of Katrina

May 19 (UPI) --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 ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current: Critical Gaps and Recommendations

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The Loop Current (LC) is the dominant physical process in Gulf of Mexico waters. As ...
The Conversation

Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina

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 ...