# El Niño explained: How the weather pattern affects hurricanes and tropical storms

https://mins.news/en/item/70326

- DW, 2026-09-23 09:26 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/el-nino-explained-how-the-weather-pattern-affects-hurricanes-and-tropical-storms/a-79382511?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> El Niño is driving drought, flooding and extreme heat worldwide while suppressing Atlantic storm formation. By September 23, six tropical storms had formed in the North Atlantic in 2026, but none had become hurricanes—a possible first since satellite tracking began in 1966, NOAA forecasters said.

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