SLOWER PACE
We're 2 months into the 2021 hurricane season and we've only had 5 named storms. By this time last year we had already had NINE named storms. In fact, the month of July by itself last year had 5 named storms, and here we've had 5 total this year. As we move into August, the tropics should start to pick up some, as this is typically when tropical activity begins to rise. There's also this thing called the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) that is expected move into the Atlantic tropical zones. The MJO is an atmospheric thing that moves across the planet along tropical regions and enhances tropical rainfall when it's present. The more rainfall, the more chance of something spinning up. In the record breaking season last year, August only gave us 4 named storms. I'd expect that total to be easily matched this season. It wasn't until September last year that things really got crazy when a record 10 storms formed. By the end of September, the season's list of n...