We’ve gotten so many tropical cyclones over the past decade in the Atlantic basin that the average annual number has been adjusted upwards.
The climate-denying fossil fuel shills aren’t going to like hearing this, but this is yet another reason we need to greatly cut down on carbon emissions.
'Average' Atlantic hurricane season to reflect more storms Higher averages based on most recent 30-year climate record
The increase in the averages may be attributed to the overall improvement in observing platforms, including NOAA’s fleet of next-generation environmental satellites and continued hurricane reconnaissance. It may also be due to the warming ocean and atmosphere which are influenced by climate change.
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“These updated averages better reflect our collective experience of the past 10 years, which included some very active hurricane seasons,” said Matt Rosencrans, seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “NOAA scientists have evaluated the impacts of climate change on tropical cyclones and determined that it can influence storm intensity.
Hurricane Preparedness Week begins on May 9th.
There was a record number of Atlantic storms in 2020. But it only takes one to ruin your week when you’re unprepared.
