A Storm Is Brewing: Readiness & Response
By Chuck Minter, Vice President of Resource Readiness. Somewhere off the coast of western Africa, a low-pressure area moves into the tropics. It births where hot Sahara Desert air meets the southern Gulf of Guinea. Known as the “African Easterly Jet,” the wind continues west past Cape Verde, meeting humid ocean air. This produces showers … A Storm Is Brewing: Readiness & Response






