NEW ORLEANS — When you hear talk about possible tropical development in the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico, you might hear about something called "the Loop Current." But what is that, and how does it ...

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 ...

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Gulf Loop Current is a large pool of hot water a couple hundred miles west of Tampa Bay. This hurricane season, it’s looking even more imposing than normal. The loop current ...

When Hurricane Barry churned though the Gulf of Mexico July 11 - 13, the storm’s winds stirred up the waters and cooled them by up to 3°C (5°F). While sea surface temperatures (SSTs) before Barry had ...

A new study examines the circulation in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and sheds new light on the behavior of the Loop Current and Loop Current Eddies, the relation between the upper- and lower-layer ...

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On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, many have expressed concerns over the Loop Current and how it could affect the season. "The current is also known as the Florida current as it flows ...

The Loop Current is ominously far north this year—combined with other factors, it could make for a disastrous hurricane season. Reading time 3 minutes The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Above: Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico as depicted by the U.S. Navy HYCOM model on July 21, 2018. Colors represent the speed of the current, in centimeters per second. Dark red colors are ...