Santo Domingo.- Although experts predict the formation of between 17 and 25 named storms in the 2024 Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico hurricane season, the past hurricane season exceeds the current one in the months of June and July, plus the beginning of August.
So far this season, which began on June 1 and ends on November 30, four named storms have formed, two of which have reached hurricane status.
Between thirteen and 21 storms were forecast for the 2023 season, a forecast that fell short when 20 of these were recorded. phenomenaalthough a subtropical one formed in January, which was not named.
From June to July of last year, plus the first days of August, six storms formed, including a Category 1 hurricane.
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That number exceeds the same period this year, when one storm formed in June, two in July and another in August.
Four named systems have been recorded during the current season, including two hurricanes (Beryl and Debby).
Experts believe that ocean warming could influence the formation of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin this year, where sea temperatures exceed 28 degrees Celsius.
Tropical cyclones feed on the heat of the ocean, a condition they require for their strengthening, and which they find in the path between the Lesser Antilles and the Gulf of Mexico.
