Northeastern Basin Storm Activity

Tropical Depressions, Tropical Storms, and Hurricanes 2000-2022

Northeastern Basin Storm Activity

This infographic provides a clear visual representation of an increase in storm activity over the years, with a significant number of storms in the 2011-2022 period compared to 2000-2010.

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Storm Activity Analysis 2000-2020

This visual presents a bar chart displaying the number of named storms and the average storm length by year from 2000 to 2020. The bars represent the total number of storms each year, while the line graph overlays the average duration of these storms. There appears to be variability in storm frequency and duration over the two-decade period.

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ENSO Cycle Impact on Storm Types

This visual is a stacked area chart that visualizes the number of different storm types—hurricanes, tropical depressions, and tropical storms—across different phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. It indicates that both El Niño and La Niña phases are associated with an equal number of tropical storms (121 each) but vary in the number of hurricanes and tropical depressions.

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ENSO Cycle and Storm Distribution

This visual is a pie chart that illustrates the proportion of named storms categorized by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle phases. It shows that a majority of the storms occur during the Neutral phase (61.66%), followed by La Niña (23.53%) and El Niño (14.81%).

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Data Resources:

  • Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies / University of Wisconsin-Madison

    https://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/archive/

  • El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle Explained

    https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html#:~:text=Scientists%20call%20these%20phenomena%20the,wildfires%2C%20ecosystems%2C%20and%20economies.

  • NOAA - El Nino / La Nina Data

    https://psl.noaa.gov/enso/past_events.html

  • NOAA - ONI Index

    https://origin.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ONI_v5.php