What made the Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2009 so quiet (lowest number of storms since 1997)?

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What made the Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2009 so quiet (lowest number of storms since 1997)?

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The Atlantic hurricane season is from June to November, and hurricanes are usually form in the Atlantic ocean. Hurricanes are also known as tropical cyclones. A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center. Cyclones are named by meteorological services from a list of names that are suggested by various countries that are a part of the specific meteorological service. There are warning centers in each tropical cyclone basin that monitor the formation of hurricane cells and give ample warning before their landfall.