Hurricane Seasons in both the Atlantic and Pacific get a Rare January Start

[Goldengirl]

Wow IHM, lots to digest here! Yes, you are right, the June to November timeframe is the same for the Atlantic. But my question for them is this - if it's El Niño, what is driving that? I just want to keep drilling down and not settle for the easy answer.

I appreciate the desalination reference too, I actually hadn't put much thought to that before, but it makes sense. I need to sit and go thru this when I have a bit more time.

Thanks so much IHM!