Unprecedented simultaneous Pacific hurricanes leave Atlantic basin dormant

Weather tracker: Hurricanes in the Pacific, but none yet this season in the Atlantic

The current record for the latest Atlantic hurricane formation could be broken this year There are currently two category 4 hurricanes and one category 1 hurricane in the Pacific at the same time. Meanwhile, the Atlantic has been devoid of hurricanes so far this season, making it only the eighth year in the satellite era (about 1960 to present) to go into September without a hurricane, and forecast activity remains quiet for the next seven days at least. This means there’s a chance the curren...

By Joe Williams and Alice Nightingale-Smith