It's expected to be an active hurricane season. Dr. Klotzbach explains why.
NOAA's GOES-East captured this image of Hurricane Laura on August 26, 2020 as it approached the Gulf Coast HOUSTON — With a La Niña pattern expected along with above-normal sea surface temperatures, the team at Colorado State University is calling for a well-above-normal Atlantic hurricane season.and his team at CSU are calling for 23 named storms and 11 hurricanes with five of those becoming major storms .
That would represent a season of 170% to 180% of normal. So how would that stack up against other busy hurricane seasons of the past? 2020 holds the record for the busiest season measured since records began. That year had 30 named storms including 14 hurricanes with seven of those becoming major hurricanes. Three of those hurricanes battered the Louisiana coast. A repeat of these stats would be well above the CSU forecast for this year.2005 was another very active season. It was also a La Niña year that saw 28 named storms, including 15 hurricanes with seven of those becoming major storms.
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