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NOAA Forecasts Below-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season Amid El Niño, Warns of Pacific Storms
NOAA has released its forecast for the upcoming hurricane season, predicting a below-average number of storms in the Atlantic due to a strengthening El Niño. However, the same weather phenomenon is expected to increase storm activity in the Pacific, with a continued risk of destructive hurricanes globally.
21 May, 16:56 — 21 May, 17:08
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Below-average hurricane season forecast for 2026 as El Niño set to strengthen
US forecasters say 2026 is likely to produce fewer named storms than normal but warn it only takes one hurricane to cause devastation, as Ben Rich explains.
Read full article →NPRHigh2h ago
Forecasters expect slightly fewer hurricanes than usual this year, but the risk of destructive storms is still high
Forecasters expect 8 to 14 storms will form in the Atlantic between June 1 and November 30. But the danger is more serious than the numbers suggest.
By Jenny Staletovich
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