'Record' ocean temps lift Atlantic hurricane outlook
FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Forecasters at Colorado State University for a second time raised their estimate for storms during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, citing “record” sea surface temperatures.
The group had last month raised its outlook to a near-normal season and number of storms. On Thursday, it boosted its forecast to 18 named storms, producing nine hurricanes, four of which could become major storms with winds of at least 179 kph. “The continued anomalous warming of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic is the primary reason for the increase in our forecast numbers,” wrote Dr Phil Klotzbach, who leads Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology and Climate Research group.this year has been offset by very hot ocean waters. These fuel more energetic storms by putting more vapour into the air, which can produce more intense precipitation.
June average sea surface temperatures across the north Atlantic were 0.91 deg C higher than the average for 1991-2020, and half a degree greater than the previous warmest June, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which tracks ocean and air temperatures, said on Thursday.
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