Why is the 2024 hurricane season expected to be more active? The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be more active due to near-record warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic and the development of La Niña conditions in the Pacific, which reduce wind shear and promote storm formation. ...
While the weather pattern could still be a ways away, forecasters say the warm surface temperatures already present in the Tropical Atlantic will make for notable hurricane activity in the coming weeks. The2024 Atlantic hurricane seasongot off to a strong start with Beryl, which made history as ...
The months of June, July and August usually account for around 43% of all tropical cyclone activity, meaning that a slow start to thehurricaneyear does not indicate that the U.S. coastline will be in the clear during the heart of the season. This chart shows the amount of tropical cyclon...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there is an increased likelihood of an above-normal season because storm-conducive wind patterns and warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures are now in place in the Atlantic. [ FROM AUTHOR]EBSCO_bspReactions...
Neil Jacobs, acting administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, speaks at NOAA's 2019 Hurricane Season Outlook press conference, May 23, 2019, in Arlington, Va.Win Mcnamee/Getty Images Jacobs also said that "NOAA has all of these congressional mandates t...
According to NOAA, the agency has made steady progress in forecasting the track of a hurricane, but progress has been slow in improving the prediction of rapid intensification of hurricanes. Rapid intensification is when the maximum wind speeds that drive a hurricane rapidly increase by 35 miles ...
nhc.noaa.gov As you can see from the graphic below, theAtlantic Hurricane Seasonis winding down. We're officially past the "second peak" of the season in October. NOAA.gov If memory serves me correctly no named storms have ever made landfall in Louisiana in November. So, if we can hang...
FILE - Neil Jacobs, assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, stands next to a chart during a briefing with President Donald Trump on the 2020 hurricane season in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan...
hurricane season.CreditNOAAJuly 2020FOREWORDThe year 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of NOAA.Since our establishment,NOAA has served as the Nations premier ocean,weather,atmospheric,and climate science agency,enhancing the lives and livelihoods of the American People through cutting-edge science and ...