The Advocate

What happens when Hurricane Milton goes over the Gulf Loop Current? It's complicated.

Hurricane Milton is set to pass over the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico just weeks after Helene strengthened when moving over the deep core of water known to fuel monster storms. Again a Category ...
Hackaday

Current Loop Extends Wired Microphones Past 1 Km

A problem which beset early telephone engineers was that as the length of their lines increased, so did the distortion of whatever signal they wanted to transmit. This was corrected once they had ...
News 6 WKMG

Gulf disturbance could pass over the loop current. Here’s what that means

ORLANDO, Fla. – The information in this story is dated to 5:44 p.m. Friday. For the latest on what has since become Tropical Storm Idalia, including its cone, models and more, click here. ORIGINAL: ...
Miami Herald

How a red-hot patch in the Gulf could make Hurricane Helene stronger as it nears Florida

A satellite map of the Gulf of Mexico reveals the “loop current,” a hairpin curve of hotter than usual water that could help grow future Hurricane Helene into a Category 3 storm. University of Miami ...
The Advocate

Cat 4 Hurricane Helene intensified over the Gulf Loop Current. Here's why it's so dangerous.

The hot waters of the Gulf of Mexico led to rapid intensification of yet another hurricane, this time strengthening Helene into a deadly, Category 4 storm as it raced towards Florida's coast.