2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season 

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was notably active, featuring 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. This level of activity aligns with pre-season forecasts that anticipated an above-normal season, largely due to exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. 

The season was also marked by rapid intensification events, exemplified by Hurricane Milton, which escalated from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm at near-record speed before impacting Florida’s Gulf Coast. Such rapid intensification is often linked to elevated SSTs, which provide the additional heat energy required for storms to strengthen quickly. Time is sped up during non-hurricane activityime is sped up during non-hurricane activity. 

The estimated financial losses due to the 2024 hurricane season were around $200 billion, making it one of the costliest hurricane seasons on record. Notably, Hurricane Helene was the deadliest U.S. storm since Katrina in 2005, reaching as far inland as North Carolina, causing catestrophic flooding to the western portions of North Carolina. 


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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5468/ 

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