Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, becoming the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None this week. An increase in seas & surf & rip current risk ...

The large disturbance over the eastern tropical Atlantic - officially tagged Invest 97L - is heading west in the general ...

(1) A tropical wave - ‘96-L’ over the North Atlantic far to the east of Bermuda has some potential for development before ...

A couple of points right off the top: *** the overall “environment” over the Atlantic Basin is generally conducive to the ...

Aerosols, small particles in the atmosphere like salt and dust, may offset a third of human-caused climate warming, though their influence is fading.

The disturbance in the tropical Atlantic tagged Invest #96L with the big orange potential development area is struggling against Saharan Dust and dry air. It is heading into the North Atlantic. The ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has adjusted the number of hurricanes they expect this year. Ocean and ...

(1) Nontropical low pressure over the Western Atlantic shed its frontal features & was upgraded to tropical storm “Dexter” ...

As soon as we hit August the tropics became active. In August we typically see less Saharan dust which allows for less shear and a better chance for tropical waves to turn into tropical cyclones.

The early hurricane season tends to have tropical storms and not hurricanes, but conditions are ripening for the start of the ...

Plumes of dust often travel thousands of miles from Africa to the Americas. The peak activity happens between June and ...