Hurricane Season

2018 Hurricane Season Expected To Be Above Average With 14 Named Storms, 7 Hurricanes

The 2018 Hurricane Season will be slightly above average, according to the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project, which has been relied on for decades with its predictions. In its first forecast of 2017, C.S.U. had predicted a slightly below average hurricane season with 11 named storms, but by July of 2017 C.S.U. updated its prediction with 15 named storms and eight hurricanes, three of which it said would have been major. This year, C.S.U. in its first prediction said it's expecting 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes, three of which are expected to be major. According to C.S.U., the current weak La Niña event -- a cooling of the water in the equatorial Pacific that occurs at irregular intervals and is associated with widespread changes in weather patterns -- appears likely to transition to neutral ENSO over the next several months. ENSO, or El Niño Southern Oscillation, is an atmosphere phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that has widespread meteorological and ecologi...