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Why is it so warm in the North Atlantic?

Written by Fred Pickhardt

The overall recent warming of the North Atlantic, particularly in the northeastern sector and the Atlantic Main Tropical Cyclone Development Region may be, in large part, due a combination of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO) being in its warm phase which raises the base sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic and warming resulting from the recent reduced trade winds in the tropics

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