Kyle Sooley-Brookings

Apr 9, 20211 min

Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted

According to researchers at Colorado State University, we are in for another active Atlantic Hurricane Season.

The university is predicting 17 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. In an average year, there are 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.

2020 was a very active year with 30 named storms. There were 13 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes.

In the northern Atlantic Ocean, hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th.

The full report can be found here.