It’s the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, and the tropics are bonkers

Enlarge / A satellite image of the state of play Thursday across the tropics. (credit: NOAA)

The historical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season-the point at which, climatologically speaking, the most activity takes place-is today. And this being 2020, the Atlantic tropics are not wanting in vim and vigor.

The latest outlook from the National Hurricane Center shows two active named systems in the Atlantic: tropical storms Paulette and Rene. Although both of these storms should turn north well short of the continental United States, there is some concern about Paulette reaching Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane by early next week.

Looking beyond these two storms reveals no fewer than four "areas of interest" to watch on the hurricane map.

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