User blog comment:HurricaneMaker99/What's with the worldwide power outage?/@comment-4074533-20130902211838

Dylan, I might be able to answer why the Atlantic is not doing so hot so far. The intense SAL and the hostile dry air have been suffocating all the tropical waves exiting Africa. If the conditions in the Atlantic were like, say, 1980, 1996, 1998, or 2004, I bet you Chantal, Dorian, and Erin all could have been extremely strong major hurricanes that impacted the United States to a considerable extent. As for the northern Pacific, the La Nina might be partially responsible for the lack of strong systems. But I doubt that's the primary reason, because the 2011 EPAC season was also a La Nina and you saw how THAT turned out. I am not sure why the WPAC can not get on with intensity. Yikes, 2 typhoons out of 17 storms?! For comparison, the 2011 ATL season had six hurricanes out of its first 17 storms, and the 1968 EPAC season had five hurricanes out of its first 17 storms (six if you exclude Virginia). And as for the NIO, the inactivity is normal for now. Since I am not an expert on SALs and the La Nina/El Nino stuff, I do not know if my guesses are right or not, but this is what I assume.