Did the study go into the cause of reduced Saharan dust over the Atlantic 2023-24? Maybe the weaker than average Bermuda-Azores high also reduce the gradient over north Africa resulting in weaker winds and less dust?
I read that African Easterly jets were shifted around at that time - I also remember the 2023 heat dome parked over Tx (heat doldrums) - since the atmosphere is one system, I'm sure they are ultimately interconnected somehow.
If the Bermuda High is flexing its' muscles, it can extend well into the U.S. and maybe even form a 2nd high pressure center, such as over Texas, and it is THAT hi\gh pressure center that causes all that heat in Texas. The extension of the Atlantic ridge is also what gives the East our hazy, humid hot weather. Any strong high blocks the path oof any hurricane out to sea and causes inland tracks into the Gulf of America and into the Southeast and Northeast. So this year, if we have a strong Atlantic ridge, be on the lookout for any northwest-tracking storms.
Hey just thinking tho…if waters continue to be warmer than average around the Bermuda high, eventually can’t that help weaken the high? Or is the main driver of the strength of the high thru other mechanisms?
Did the study go into the cause of reduced Saharan dust over the Atlantic 2023-24? Maybe the weaker than average Bermuda-Azores high also reduce the gradient over north Africa resulting in weaker winds and less dust?
I read that African Easterly jets were shifted around at that time - I also remember the 2023 heat dome parked over Tx (heat doldrums) - since the atmosphere is one system, I'm sure they are ultimately interconnected somehow.
Very interesting questions.
If the Bermuda High is flexing its' muscles, it can extend well into the U.S. and maybe even form a 2nd high pressure center, such as over Texas, and it is THAT hi\gh pressure center that causes all that heat in Texas. The extension of the Atlantic ridge is also what gives the East our hazy, humid hot weather. Any strong high blocks the path oof any hurricane out to sea and causes inland tracks into the Gulf of America and into the Southeast and Northeast. So this year, if we have a strong Atlantic ridge, be on the lookout for any northwest-tracking storms.
I hope the waters stay cooler this year. I'm still kind of worn down after last fall's double whammy.
Hey just thinking tho…if waters continue to be warmer than average around the Bermuda high, eventually can’t that help weaken the high? Or is the main driver of the strength of the high thru other mechanisms?