00:00The Atlantic Basin isn't just quiet, it's record quiet, at least for the satellite era, which began in 1966.
00:07In a typical year, about seven hurricanes form in the Atlantic Basin between June and November.
00:12We've reached the peak of hurricane season with a grand total of zero, none.
00:17In the satellite era, the old latest record for the first hurricane to reach hurricane status was September 11th.
00:24We had to wait all the way until September 11th in the year 2002 with Gustav and 2013 with Hurricane
00:30Umberto.
00:31Before the satellite era, there were two entire years with no known hurricanes, 1907 and 1914.
00:37But there's no telling what we missed without the eyes offered by satellites.
00:41Back then, if a storm didn't either make landfall or cross a major shipping route, it was never detected.
00:46So undoubtedly, we missed many storms in the past, and more storms are named with today's technology.
00:51This year, we've only had five tropical storms so far, the strongest of which were both landfalling storms, Bertha and
00:58Edouard.
00:59They produced maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour, and with every passing day without a hurricane, this year's
01:04record streak will become more impressive.
01:06There is plenty of season left in the face of a strong El Nino that continues to produce lots of
01:10wind shear, limiting storms in the Atlantic.
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