A list of puns related to "1976 Atlantic hurricane season"
Good evening r/Superstonk, Jellyfish here, back at it with you!
In the continuing series of examing extreme weather from climate change and its impact on the already strained transportation network (1 2 3), I would like to discuss the 2021 hurricane season, which began on June 1st.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is calling fro for a 60% chance of above-normal activity, which includes a range of 13 to 20 named storms--6 to 10 of the storms could become hurricanes, including 3 to 5 major hurricanes (category 3, 4, or 5).
In 2020, there were 30 named storms, of which 14 became hurricanes, including 7 major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph and higher) last year. You may recall the season was so active they ran out of the alphabetical list of names and had to borrow some from the Greek alphabet.
This year, any extra storms will be named through a supplemental names list from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Several factors contributed to NOAA’s prediction for an above-normal hurricane season:
The total aggregate cost for the 2020 hurricane season was almost $47 billion (7th costliest). 9 of the 10 costliest Atlantic hurricane seasons have happened since 2004 – the exception being 1992 when Hurricane Andrew [caused $
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