Washington, The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expected that the Atlantic hurricane season in 2024 would be very active, with the development of the La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean and near-record warm waters in the Atlantic Ocean.
The administration, which is concerned with oceanography, weather, and climate affairs related to the atmosphere, explained in a statement that there is an 85 percent chance that the 2024 hurricane season will be more active than usual, with the possibility of between 17 and 25 storms occurring with wind speeds of no less than 63 kilometers per hour.
Meteorologists at the administration’s Climate Prediction Center said that between 8 and 13 of these storms will develop into hurricanes with wind speeds of 119 kilometers per hour, expecting between 4 and 7 large hurricanes with winds of at least 179 kilometers per hour.
The statement noted that a typical hurricane season includes 14 named storms and seven hurricanes, three of which are
major.
La Nina is a climate phenomenon that constitutes an irregular periodic change in winds and temperatures in the oceans, which makes the Earth’s atmosphere less stable and more suitable for the development and strengthening of storms.
Source: Qatar News Agency