Though Atlantic hurricane season traditionally doesn't start until June, a warmer Earth means the tropics will start roiling earlier and stay active longer. The National Hurricane Center has reported its first tropical wave of the season on May 8. The wave is just off the western coast of Africa, south of the Cabo Verde Islands. It is highly unlikely that this wave will develop as it moves east.
Though Atlantic hurricane season traditionally doesn't start until June, a warmer Earth means the tropics will start roiling earlier and stay active longer. The National Hurricane Center has reported its first tropical wave of the season on May 8. The wave is just off the western coast of Africa, south of the Cabo Verde Islands. It is highly unlikely that this wave will develop as it moves east.