Northeastern Pacific Hurricane Tracks (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Northeastern Pacific Hurricane Tracks

Caption

The discharge of heat, occurring in the boreal summer, followed the peak of El Niño (August-September 1998). Historical tracks of Category 3 to 5 hurricanes that developed after the peak of strong El Niños in 1991/92, 1997/98, 2008/09 and 2014 are shown in black.

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Jin, et al. (2014)

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