The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, saying there’s a 40% chance of a near-normal season, 30% chance of an above average season and a 30% chance of a below normal season.
An El Nino is brewing and the natural weather event dramatically dampens hurricane activity. But at the same time, record ocean heat is bubbling up in the Atlantic, and it provides boosts of fuel for storms.
The NOAA, like most forecasters, are calling for a near normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, with 12 to 17 named storms and 5 to 9 becoming hurricanes.
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. An El