The latest reasonable scenario we have picked up in the rumor mill is a convoluted theory. We are all aware that most tropical depressions form in the warm water off the coast of Africa and develop into hurricanes as they travel west. Apparently a huge sandstorm occurred in the Sahara Desert this spring. One effect of the sandstorm was to obscure the sunlight over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. As a result the lower water temperature will reduce the production of hurricanes this season.
Anybody have a better explanation? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
