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HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. government forecasters on Thursday said they expect a more dangerous Atlantic storm season than previously projected, raising their Atlantic hurricane outlook due to high sea surface temperatures. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast 14-21 named storms, with 6-11 potentially becoming hurricanes with winds of 74 miles per hour (119 kmh) or greater. Two to five of those hurricanes could become major events with sustained winds above 111 m

NOAA slightly increased its outlook this week for the 2023 hurricane season.

With last season's hyperactive September in our minds, it's hard to remember that August was quiet. Freakishly so.

The first two months of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season are in the books, and AccuWeather meteorologists are warning that tropical activity is about to ramp up. There have already been five storms so far this year, including an unnamed subtropical storm in January, three tropical storms in June and a hurricane in July. The season is pacing ahead of the historical average for the number of named storms to date, and the average date for the fifth storm of the season to form is Aug. 22. Also, th

The average water temperature of the Earth’s oceans is in record territory, but it’s where the pools of extremely warm and cold water are located that’s making predictions about this hurricane season trickier than usual.

With hurricane season officially kicking off next week, the National Hurricane Center has detected a disturbance ahead of the start of the 2023 Hurricane Season.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced on Thursday that the first storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season actually formed in mid-January.

June first is just around the corner, which means the countdown is on to the start of hurricane season.

Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2023, citing the likely development of El Niño as a primary factor.

AccuWeather meteorologists recently put the final touches on their initial forecast for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, and they are emphasizing that preparations should begin in earnest even though the official start date is two months away. Mother Nature threw a bit of an atmospheric curveball in 2022 despite the presence of a moderate to strong La Niña. The Atlantic generated no named storms in August, but three hurricanes roamed the basin in November. The overall number of named sto...