Hurricane Alley

American  

[hur-i-keyn al-ee, huhr-, -kuhn] / ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn ˈæl i, ˈhʌr-, -kən /

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) an area of warm water in the Atlantic Ocean noted for its significant hurricane activity, extending from the west coast of northern Africa to the east coast of Central America and the Gulf and east coasts of the southern United States.

   Climatologists are paying close attention to the trend of rising temperatures in Hurricane Alley, especially since 2005.

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Etymology

Origin of Hurricane Alley

First recorded in 1925–30 as an informal name for the Gulf Stream; current sense dates from 1955

Example Sentences

Alabama’s two Gulf Coast counties—Mobile and Baldwin—are the nation’s leading adopters of a nationally recognized building standard meant to keep storms from ripping rooftops from houses, far outpacing other states, including others in Hurricane Alley.

From Scientific American

More storms are devastating cities and towns and leaving them with billion-dollar cleanup and rebuilding costs, but none of the state governors in hurricane alley have signed on to a bipartisan effort to mitigate the effects of climate change, said Julie Cerqueira, executive director of the U.S.

From Washington Post

Scientists have evidence the climate crisis is causing cyclones to be more powerful, and intensify more quickly, and Florida’s position at the end of the Atlantic Ocean’s “hurricane alley” makes it twice as vulnerable as any other state.

From The Guardian

Its 83 islands are stuck in the middle of hurricane alley and they dot the border of the “ring of fire” – a belt around the Pacific prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

From The Guardian

Gadian is among a group of scientists pursuing research to cool strategic parts of the warming sea, such as the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic’s hurricane alley between Africa and the Caribbean.

From National Geographic