Some scientists argue that warmer oceans will provide more energy to fuel tropical storms, while others say that the hotter temperatures will create areas of stronger wind shear, which will inhibit the formation of tropical storms. (environmentalresearchweb.org)
El Niño, the large - scale weather pattern that creates strong wind shear in the upper levels of the atmosphere, disrupts storm formation. (sun-sentinel.com)
Bell suggests that the lull so far is linked to dry air and strong wind shear over the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics, where the storms develop. (newscientist.com)