The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that the Atlantic hurricane season will likely remain active.
The report comes during a mid-season hurricane outlook update. Predictions in the report include:
- An increase in the number of predicted named storms to 17-24.
- An increase in the number of predicted hurricanes to 8-13.
- An increase in the number of major predicted hurricanes to 4-7.
According to NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad:
“The hurricane season got off to an early and violent start with Hurricane Beryl, the earliest category-5 Atlantic hurricane on record. NOAA’s update to the hurricane seasonal outlook is an important reminder that the peak of hurricane season is right around the corner, when historically the most significant impacts from hurricanes and tropical storms tend to occur.”
While NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center lead hurricane season forecaster Matthew Rosencrans added:
“Hurricane Beryl broke multiple long-standing records in the Atlantic basin, and we’re continuing to see the climatological hallmarks of an active season. Sea surface temperatures remain abnormally high, and La Nina is still expected to emerge during the hurricane season, so the time to prepare is now.”
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