However, as of late September, the bumper crop of tropical storms forecast has yet to appear. This may be in part because of an unusual monsoon season in Africa. The monsoon normally causes warm waves off Senegal and Gambia that fuel hurricanes. This year, themonsoon has hit further north,...
TheAtlantic hurricane season began June 1, and forecasters said 2024 could bean "extremely active"year. The 2023 season was also above average, with 20 named storms and seven hurricanes. The first hurricane of 2024 was namedBeryl, but the first named storm was Alberto, which never reached hur...
Several recorded Category 5 hurricanes reached that intensity multiple times during their lifetime. Hurricanes Allen in 1980, Isabel in 2003 and Ivan in 2004 each soared to Category 5 intensity three separate times in their journeys. The November 1932 Cuba hurricane and Hurricane Irma in 2007 s...
NOAA forecasts 17 to 25 total named storms with winds of 39 mph or higher. Eight to 13 are expected to spiral into hurricanes, and four to seven of those might turn into major hurricanes — Category 3, 4 or 5 — with winds reaching 111 mph or higher. More from Personal Financ...
Have an arranged meeting place for your family in case you get separated! One of the biggest issues in hurricanes is not knowing if your loved ones are safe. Remember that cell phones may not work. You need to communicate ahead of time (like the “old” days)!
During September 2017 Hurricanes Irma (category 5) and Maria (category 4) passed in proximity to the island of Puerto Rico, USA, causing significant damage to the built environment and significantly altering the abiotic environment including the removal of the plant canopy. We measured adult Aedes...
These apps help you brainstorm, budget and plan your next renovation or room design. Josephine NesbitJan. 15, 2025 How AI Can Help the Real Estate Industry Artificial intelligence continues to be implemented in the real estate industry, and it can be a helpful tool, if used properly. ...
Summer weather can bring such grid disruptions. Heat waves throttle the efficiency of power generation and transmission, hurricanes destroy infrastructure, and in some rare cases, sagging powerlines can ignite wildfires. Simultaneously, demand on the grid rises as people depend more and more on air ...
Hurricane season 2024 Hurricane season is typically June 1 until November 30. NOAA’sClimate Prediction Centerpredicts “above-normal” hurricane activity for 2024. The Center estimates the Atlantic basin could experience eight to 13 hurricanes this year, with four to seven becoming major hurricanes....
If you're living in a coastal area prone to hurricanes and major tropical storms, you may not be all that interested in the statistical and meteorological big picture behind storm prediction. What you really want to know is what a particular hurricane is going to do — what its path is go...