United States Government scientists announced on Thursday that they expect a season of hurricanes above normal in 2025, with three to five violent storms of at least 179 km/h.
The Atlantic hurricanes season, which starts on June 1, is due to produce 13 to 19 tropical storms with winds of at least 63 km/h, according to the US National Meteorology Service. Of these storms, it is expected that six to ten will become hurricanes with winds of 119 km/h or more.
“Higher sea surface temperatures are probably the main factor that contributes to this,” said Ken Graham, director of the National Meteorology Service.
Academic and private meteorologists have also issued similar predictions for the season, which will extend until November 30.
High temperatures are main factor for hurricane formation
Between 1991 and 2020, there was an average of 14 tropical storms in the Atlantic annually, including an average of approximately three large hurricanes between seven of those who passed through the region.
Meteorologists from Colorado State University said in early April that the 2025 hurricanes season in the Atlantic Basin will be above average, with 17 tropical storms, including nine hurricanes, four of which are foreseen as large.
Accuweather released its forecast for the 2025 hurricane season in late March. The weather service foresees between three and five large hurricanes from a total of seven to ten hurricanes, plus 13 to 18 tropical storms.
Also according to Ken Graham, hot temperatures are a great factor that contributes to storms to happen:
The 2024 hurricane season was one of the most costly ever recorded. There were five large hurricanes out of 11 hurricanes of 18 storms.
The death of 427 people was attributed to the storms of 2024, and the losses totaled $ 130 billion (approx. R $ 730 billion).
This content was originally published to US scientists predict higher than normal hurricane season for 2025 on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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