Forecasters have prepared a backup list of storm names in case we run through the alphabet.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts that 2022 will be yet another above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic.with 70 percent confidence that from June 1 to November 30, the eastern US coast will see up to 21 named storms. Six to 10 of those storms could become hurricanes, with three to six of those hurricanes potentially being “major”—category 3, 4, or 5.
A hyperactive storm season should not be taken lightly, NOAA officials emphasize. The agency’s administrator, Rick Spinrad, said in athat even though forecasting accuracy has greatly improved over the years, major hurricanes can still seriously upend lives and livelihoods. “As we reflect on another potentially busy hurricane season, past storms—such as Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the New York metro area 10 years ago—remind us that the impact of one storm can be felt for years,” he said.
Multiple climate factors are responsible for the likely surge of hurricane activity to come. La Niña, when cold water upwellings push cold air and water northward and eastward, is ongoing. This typically means, as well as droughts in the southern US and heavy rains and floods in the northern US and Canada.
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