Just over two thousand kilometers west of the Canary Islands, a Theta storm was born in the Atlantic Ocean. It is aimed at Europe, where it strikes mainly on the west coast and the British Isles (see route map). It should not affect Central Europe in any way.
Unlike his “sister” Eta, who crushes the American continent, she is not expected to cause devastating damage. It should arrive at the beginning of next week and will bring only a lower pressure. Nevertheless, Theta is a specific storm that broke the previous record.
The route of the tropical storm Theta
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Due to the fact that it has been a tropical cyclone named 29 since this year, this year’s hurricane season is the most active in recorded history, ie. since 1851, as stated by the Meteopress website.
Satellite image of Theta
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“So far, the most active season has been considered to be the 2005 season with twenty-eight (sub) tropical storms,” explains Meteopress. And as Theta rushes to Europe, this year’s 28th storm, Eta, the 20th hurricane, is still “alive.”
She arrived in Nicaragua last week, which she struck in the form of a strong Category 4 hurricane. Then she weakened to a tropical storm and returned to the Caribbean Sea. Earlier this week, it hit southern Florida, with meteorologists warning it could intensify into a hurricane again. But this is no longer expected now.
Satellite image of the Atlantic, where Eta and Theta can be seen
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According to hurricane expert Phil Klotzbach, this is the first time since 1932 that two named tropical storms swept through the Atlantic in the late stages of the hurricane season. And according to the web Washington Post there is a suspicion that the thirtieth cyclone of this year will be born in the Caribbean Sea this year.
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