Back in July, it was the sand coming off the Sahara that was suppressing hurricane development: https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-07-15-saharan-du

Back in July, it was the sand coming off the Sahara that was suppressing hurricane development: https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-07-15-saharan-dust-atlantic-hurricane-season https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-07-15-saharan... But supposedly this ended in early August: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-05/atlantic-hurricane-season-now-likely-to-intensify-as-saharan-dust-eases https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-05/atlantic-...