Several Changes For Upcoming 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season As Seasons Getting Stormier

By Lauren Casey, CBS Philadelphia

May 24, 2021

We are just days away from the start of hurricane season. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and there are some changes for the upcoming season. One major change reflects that hurricane seasons are getting stormier.

Last year, we had one of the busiest hurricane seasons on record. And more active seasons may be more common in the future.

The average hurricane season now features more named storms and hurricanes. Based on averages from 1981 to 2010, the average hurricane season saw 12 named storms or tropical storms, of which six became hurricanes, and three of those became major hurricanes — or category 3, 4, or 5.

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