Forecasters have updated their predictions for the Atlantic hurricane season, announcing that at least 14 and as many as 21 named storms could materialize before the year is up as ocean temperatures hit record highs.
touched vast sections of the world, from the United States to Europe and beyond, fueling concerns about the effects of climate change on contemporary weather patterns while setting their own records, too.
A GOES-16 visible satellite image of Hurricane Don at 6:20 PM EDT on July 22, 2023 in the Atlantic. Don was the first hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
Although La Niña is typically associated with increased hurricanes in the U.S., forecasters at NOAA said in a news release Wednesday that the atmospheric conditions normally created by El Niño, which"help to lessen tropical activity during the Atlantic hurricane season," have so far developed slowly and"may not be in place for much of the remaining hurricane season.
An average hurricane season in the Atlantic corresponds with 14 named storms, which NOAA characterizes as those with winds of 39 miles per hour or higher, and seven hurricanes, which have winds of at least 74 miles per hour. In an average year, the season will produce three hurricanes considered"major," meaning their wind speeds reach 111 miles per hour or more.
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