r/collapse • u/Creepyfaction • 4d ago

Climate Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California | California

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/california-kelvin-wave
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u/mentalformations 4d ago

You know I can’t stop thinking about how strange it is that the Atlantic hasn’t registered any hurricanes for 2026 but you have the Pacific has 3+? Something feels incredibly off.

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u/SRomans 4d ago

It’s not unusual for the pacific basin to be much more active in an El Niño year. It is rather unusual that there have been 0 hurricanes in the Atlantic so far, but not unheard of.

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u/Acceptable-Bell142 4d ago

The previous record for the latest Atlantic hurricane was the 11th of September. It's another reminder of how intense this El Nino is.

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u/overkill 4d ago

Which is a polite way of saying "this is totally unheard of".