First Ever South Atlantic Hurricane Hits Brazil

The first hurricane ever known to have occured in the South Atlantic struck Brazil on Sunday. The Brazilian Center for Weather Prediction and Climatic Studies denies that the storm was a hurricane while the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Florida estimated the storm was a full-fledged, Category One hurricane with central winds of between 75 mph and 80 mph. More news from CNN.com.

In addition to this freak storm, last December we experienced the first December since 1887 that two tropical storms formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Discuss our freakish global weather on the Geography Forum!