Hold onto your umbrellas, folks – weather experts are sounding the alarm for an \"extremely active\" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season! Colorado State University (CSU) predicts a jaw-dropping 23 named storms, with 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes packing winds over 111 mph. That’s way above the average of 14 storms per season.
Why the spike? Blame it on record-warm ocean temperatures (hurricane fuel ) and the fading El Niño weather pattern, which usually helps disrupt storms. Meteorologist Phil Klotzbach calls this setup \"eerily similar\" to past blockbuster seasons.
Coastal communities and energy hubs – especially along the U.S. Gulf Coast (home to 15% of America’s crude oil production ) – are urged to prep early. \"We expect a well above-average chance of major hurricanes hitting the U.S. coastline and Caribbean,\" CSU warned. Last year’s Hurricane Idalia (Category 3) already showed how quickly things can spiral.
With other forecasts like AccuWeather hinting at up to 30 storms, 2024 could join infamous seasons like 2005’s Katrina year. The season officially starts June 1 – time to dust off those emergency kits!
Colorado State University (CSU) predicts a jaw-dropping 23 named storms, with 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes packing winds over 111 mph. That’s way above the average of 14 storms per season. 
) and the fading El Niño weather pattern, which usually helps disrupt storms. Meteorologist Phil Klotzbach calls this setup \"eerily similar\" to past blockbuster seasons. 
) – are urged to prep early. \"We expect a well above-average chance of major hurricanes hitting the U.S. coastline and Caribbean,\" CSU warned. Last year’s Hurricane Idalia (Category 3) already showed how quickly things can spiral. 
Warming Seas Fuel Dangerous Storms, Expert Warns…
