“A once-in-284,000-year event”? …That's insane.
Tropical meteorologists are frequently sounding the alarm that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is approaching.
“I don't like to come across as an alarmist. Severe weather creates enough fear on its own without our help,” he said. CBS17 Meteorologist Lance Blocker. “However, there are multiple signs that this hurricane season will be very congested, so residents of coastal states should be prepared.”
One of the biggest concerns, if not the biggest, is the extremely high ocean temperatures that are occurring from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. (Related: Rare and 'unusual' Tropical Storm Acara appears in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil)
In fact, temperatures are much higher than average and match those of the second week of May. For those who can't be bothered to do the math, from here he takes over 10 weeks.
When it comes to hurricane formation, warm ocean temperatures play a big role. In other words, the warmer the temperature, the more gas there is to form a hurricane. Historically, that has resulted in more hurricanes and other storms, and more powerful storms.
A vast area of the mid-Atlantic, branded as Hurricane Alley, is experiencing early June temperatures of over 80 degrees.
Brian McNoldy A senior researcher at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School said of the issue, which raised a huge red flag:
Incredibly, sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic are currently 4.5 standard deviations above the recent 1991-2020 climate average. This equates to one occurrence of him every 284,000 years. But we're here watching it unfold one day at a time. This is very alarming. pic.twitter.com/JWcm8atSIH
— Brian McNoldy (@BMcNoldy) February 22, 2024
Everyone, please be prepared for any emergency.
