Atlantic hurricane 2024 season initial forecast is out and it is not a positive development.
Winter is freezing across the US and even though there are storms, these are not hurricanes. Atlantic hurricane 2024 season is all set to commence on June 1. An initial forecast is suggesting heightened activity in the tropical regions for the upcoming season.
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season saw the occurrence of twenty named storms, ranking it as the fourth most active season on record. Looking ahead, an extended forecast from TropicalStormRisk.com suggests that the upcoming 2024 season might match or even surpass the level of activity witnessed last year.
The US Virgin Islands will soon build its first artificial reef to protect its coasts and help the US territory become more resilient ahead of future storms, officials announced Thursday.
The 18-foot (5-meter) by 12-foot (4-meter) reef will be installed near the coast around St. Thomas and is expected to be completed by July, according to the islands’ department of planning and natural resources.
The project will be funded by more than $760,000 in federal money awarded to the University of the Virgin Islands after hurricanes Irma and Maria pounded the US territory in 2017.
Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, the department’s commissioner, said university officials are choosing the strongest specimens from more than a dozen types of coral in nurseries to attach to the artificial reef. He said officials are working with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts to create an environmentally sensitive design.
The project comes as oceans grow warmer, leading to more powerful Atlantic hurricanes.
FAQs:
Q1. How will be Atlantic hurricane 2024 season?
A1. Atlantic hurricane 2024 season is all set to commence on June 1.
Q2. How was 2023 Atlantic hurricane season?
A2. The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season saw the occurrence of twenty named storms, ranking it as the fourth most active season on record. Looking ahead, an extended forecast from TropicalStormRisk.com suggests that the upcoming 2024 season might match or even surpass the level of activity witnessed last year.
Source: Economic Times, 2024 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/hurricane-alert-atlantic-hurricane-season-2024-forecast-is-out-when-will-activity-begin/articleshow/107271550.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
