Hurricane Season around the corner; Experts say ‘be prepared’ could look like 2017

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Luke 21:25 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Forecasters: 2023 Will Be a ‘Very Active’ Hurricane Season
  • Forecasters expect a hurricane season similar to 2017, one of the worst and most costly on record.
  • The forecasters expect the number of major hurricanes this year to be similar to 2017, which saw the extremely intense hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
  • “We are not expecting this to be as damaging as 2017,” Zeng says. That said, he emphasizes that “people should get prepared.”
  • “This will be a very active hurricane season. That’s our message,” says Zeng, adding that the East Coast and Gulf Coast are typically the regions where hurricanes have the greatest impacts.
  • at the same time, the ocean surface temperature over the Atlantic this year will also be very warm, and that tends to increase hurricane activities, Zeng adds.
  • The forecasting team is not yet certain which ocean basin will be the “winner” in the battle and will update its predictions in June.

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