A growing chance that 2027 could be the warmest year on record is linked to El Niño, one expert told Newsweek.

The disturbance east of Bermuda is better organized Sept. 17, enough so the National Hurricane Center has designated it as Invest 98L.

It’s been 13 days since the Atlantic basin – which includes the Gulf, Caribbean, and wider Atlantic – has had any active systems, a remarkable an unprecedented dry spell coinciding with what are typically the most active weeks of the hurricane season.

A trough of low pressure southeast of Bermuda is forecast to enter an area favorable for development later this week.