Between 6 and 10 hurricanes and 3 to 6 major ones, the forecast for the Atlantic

Between 14 and 21 named storms, of which between 6 and 10 will develop into hurricanes and 3 to 6 of these major category hurricanes, is what is expected by the Department of Agriculture. The United States Oceans and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) for this year in the Atlantic basin. this Tuesday of its forecasts for 2022, which will A new “active” season, which, in other words, means abundant cyclones in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic.

The chances of it being a season above normal like the previous seven are 65%, according to NOAA, which published He released his forecasts a few days after the official start of the season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, advanced A few days ago, a tough season was expected in the Atlantic for this year and he urged The population is encouraged to be prepared.

The absolute record for now is held by the 2020 season, the year of the covid-19 pandemic, according to the records of the National Center for Hurricanes (CNH), dependent on NOAA.

That year 30 named storms formed, of which 14 became hurricanes and seven of these major hurricanes, that is, category 3 to 5, which is equivalent to winds greater than 111 miles per hour (178 km/h).