Tropical storm activity in the Atlantic is expected to be exceptionally busy this year, with experts predicting a total of 17 to 25 named storms, “the highest NOAA has ever issued.”
Atlantic Hurricane Season This Year Had Only 5 Named StormsCoto, Danica
This marks the eighth hurricane season since 2015 that started before the season’s official start date of June 1, including a record seven-year streak of early starts that only ended with Tropical Storm Alex last year, ...
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, the monsoon has hit further north, where cooler water contains less energy to fuel hurricanes. Are hurricanes getting stronger?
December 15, 2024 The extremely active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is coming to an end and it is time to take a look back at Helene, Milton and all of the other hurricanes and tropical storms that were in the news this year.
The long-term season averages are 12 named storms, with six hurricanes and three major ones. The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1, but tropical weather got a head-start this year:Hurricane Alex made an unseasonable debut in Januaryover the far eastern Atlantic. ...
This year saw an ACE of 161.6—meeting the criteria for an extremely active hurricane season. But we did have a historic lull in activity during the heart of the season. Most of this year’s activity formed in big bursts at the beginning of summer and the...
Hurricane season 2023 retired names The status of this season’sEl Niño-Southern Oscillation, or what is commonly referred to as the ENSO, is expected to be in an opposite state of where it was at just a year ago, meaning the current season could look a bit different. ...
means no air conditioning, for one thing, and that's unequivocally awful. Storms, hurricanes, heatwaves and unexpected rolling blackouts can knock out electricity right when you need it most. There's a way to make sure you're prepared now that we've entered the hottest time of the year....
Floodwaters in Surfside Beach, Texas, on June 20, 2024, from Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the hurricane season. Brandon Bell—Getty Images Forecasters are expecting another devastating hurricane season this year. Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Sciencewarnsa “ver...