Meteorologists at AccuWeather express worries about an approaching severe hurricane season, attributing it to the reappearance of La Niña and heightened sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic.

Meteorologists from AccuWeather have expressed concerns about an upcoming potentially severe hurricane season, pointing to two significant factors: the return of La Niña and heightened sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic. The summary from NOAA on the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season revealed 20 named storms, ranking it as the fourth-highest number of named storms since 1950. Among these storms, seven developed into hurricanes, with three reaching major hurricane status. The season was characterized by exceptionally warm Atlantic Sea surface temperatures and the presence of a strong El Niño event. As the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season approaches in just 100 days, experts stress the importance of becoming familiar with the names on the list. Since 1953, names for Atlantic tropical storms have been chosen from lists curated by the National Hurricane Center, now maintained and updated through a rigorous process by an international committee under the World Meteorological Organization.