USA Today: The pioneering seasonal forecast from Colorado State University is expected April 13. The latest forecasts for El Niño, which show a 64% chance of an El Niño by the peak of hurricane season between August and October could be good news for the hurricane-battered Atlantic region. Colorado State lead forecaster Phil Klotzbach tweeted recently that the El Niño phenomenon typically reduces the number of potential hurricanes because it increases vertical wind shear, which tends to tear apart the cloud tops that build powerful hurricanes.

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