This year could bring up to 25 named tropical storms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says, due to hot Atlantic Ocean surface temperatures and a shift to La Niña conditions
Hurricane Idalia as it is making landfall on 30 August, 2023, near Keaton Beach, Florida, while Hurricane Franklin churns in the AtlanticThis year’s Atlantic hurricane season will bring between 17 and 25 named tropical storms, including as many as seven major hurricanes, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . That is the highest number of storms the agency has ever projected in its seasonal forecast.
“It’s a ‘double whammy’ of factors that are responsible for our prediction of a record active season, and both factors are favoured by human-caused climate change,” says Mann. Warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions has played a substantial role in the warm Atlantic waters, and climate models suggest human-caused warming could lead to aThe forecasts contrast with the 2023 season, which saw a more moderate 20 named storms.
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