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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

‘Above normal’ hurricane season could bring summer of natural disasters to US

a blue house surrounded by water
A flooded house in Crystal River, Florida, on 31 August 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be “above normal” amid very warm ocean temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted, prompting some scientists to warn of a summer of natural disasters caused by the powerful storms.

Hurricane season, which takes place from 1 June to 30 November this year could be an “85% chance of an above-normal season”, the federal weather agency said on Thursday.

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