(CMR) The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be very busy, with a near-record number of storms, experts have warned.
Twenty-one storms have been named for the Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins on June 1 and runs through the end of November.
“The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to feature well above the historical average number of tropical storms, hurricanes, major hurricanes, and direct U.S. impacts,” AccuWeather lead Hurricane Forecaster Alex DaSilva said.
Warm water is fuel for tropical systems, and AccuWeather warned that there will be plenty of warm water for fledgling systems to tap into and strengthen.
“Sea-surface temperatures are well above historical average across much of the Atlantic basin, especially across the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and the Main Development Region [for hurricanes],” DaSilva explained.
The Atlantic water temperatures observed in March were around or even warmer than they were in March ahead of the blockbuster 2005 and 2020 hurricane seasons.
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