El Nino's effects are just beginning in much of the world and its already shaping up potentially as one of the three strongest El Nino patterns since record-keeping began in 1950.
Florida residents and tourists were told to check disaster kits and escape plans as the chances rise the state will get its first hurricane strike in 10 years.
A storm-free August in the Atlantic was probably too much to ask for. Tropical Storm Danny formed out of a cluster of thunderstorms Tuesday about 1,600 miles east of the Windward Islands.
Subtropical Storm Ana has stalled off the U.S. East Coast after forming overnight, arriving more than three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.