LOS ANGELES - As hurricane season progresses, meteorologists are keeping an eye on the Central American Gyre (CAG), a large-scale weather pattern that often leads to the development of tropical ...
The gyre, a large area of cyclonic rotation anchored in Central America and bridging the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, is most active early and late in hurricane season. Since it ...
The gyre can produce extreme weather, especially in Central America, where its proximity often results in torrential rain, flooding, and mudslides. Occasionally, smaller areas of low pressure ...