Heavy rain pummeling Africa's Sahara Desert could point to why the Atlantic Ocean has seen so few hurricanes this year.
Forecast imagery from Zoom Earth shows a bout of torrential rain currently lashing the Sahara Desert, which, as the world's largest hot desert, is known for its dry conditions.The forecast loop, which Zoom Earth published to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday morning, shows rain moving across northwestern Africa on Wednesday morning. Rain continues to batter the region through Thursday, with the radar forecasting it will continue into Friday.
'The shift has prompted more rain in parts of the world that don't normally see high amounts of precipitation, Zoom Earth said, like the Sahel and Sahara deserts.'And so far, fewer hurricanes. If the ITCZ returns to a more typical position, we could see an increase in tropical wave activity, and more storm formation,' Zoom Earth said.Newsweek reached out to the National Hurricane Center by email for comment.The NHC is currently monitoring five disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean.
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