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2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be above average, researchers predict (www.cbsnews.com)

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Researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2025, likely producing stronger and more frequent storms than a typical year (but with less intensity expected than last season). The annual prediction is closely-watched in Florida and other coastal states when hurricane season officially starts on June 1st.

Experts at Colorado State University's Tropical Cyclones, Radar, Atmospheric Modeling and Software team estimate that nine hurricanes will occur over the course of the upcoming season, with 17 named storms overall. Four of the hurricanes are predicted to be major, meaning a Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Hurricane activity this year is expected to be roughly 125% higher than the 1991-2020 season average, according to the report. One of its authors, Levi Silvers, told CBS News that jump is significant, albeit slightly lower than the 2024 activity prediction (which was 130% higher than the 19-year average).

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm picturing three guys sitting around one terminal in a huge, empty NOAA building. Two of them are throwing pencils at the ceiling.

[–] 96ToyotaCamry@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I feel so bad for the people who are still working for them. They were already short staffed and with these cuts I don’t know how they will manage. I mean, they likely will not, and things will slip through the cracks and preventable deaths/ economic damage will occur beyond their ability to help.

It’s not like the pay is that great either, weather and climate science has always been a labor of love and passion. Anyone who’s still dedicated to it at this point must really care about what they’re doing, I hope they know it’s appreciated by at least some of us.

[–] 96ToyotaCamry@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

We will soon look back on these above average seasons as the good times