NOLA.com

10-year, $125 million study needed of Gulf Loop Current that feeds hurricanes, scientist say

A better understanding of the deep, warm water Loop Current System of the Gulf of Mexico - which contributed to the rapid intensification of Hurricanes Katrina and Ike - will require a 10-year ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current: Critical Gaps and Recommendations

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Alvera-Azcárate, A., A. Barth, and R. Weisberg. “The surface circulation of the ...
Weather Underground

High Octane Hurricane Fuel in the Gulf of Mexico: 2 Loop Current Eddies

Above: Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico as depicted by the U.S. Navy HYCOM model on July 21, 2018. Colors represent the speed of the current, in centimeters per second. Dark red colors are ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Gulf Loop Current running hot: What it means for hurricane season

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Gulf Loop Current is a large pool of hot water a couple hundred miles west of Tampa Bay. This hurricane season, it’s looking even more imposing than normal. The loop current ...
NOLA.com

The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms in Gulf, looks a lot like it did in 2005

The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already warmer than average. Even more worrying is a current of warm tropical water that is looping unusually far into the ...