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Hurricanes usually begin as tropical depressions in the Atlantic off
the coast of Africa, and then work their way westward to the Caribbean
or Gulf, hitting Florida or the Gulf coast, with some heading north
toward the Carolinas or Bermuda before ending up in New England, etc.
Lately in this season, however, we have seen two hurricanes in a row
(Omar and Paloma) starting in the Caribbean as depressions, developing
quickly into category 3 storms hitting the islands from the south and
west and then heading out into the Atlantic. Why does this reverse
pattern occur?
Does it have anything to do with colder weather patterns
and ocean temperatures in the Atlantic?