Summer of natural disasters may be ahead in US with ‘above normal’ hurricane season

Factors including ‘near-record warm ocean temperatures in Atlantic’ lead to stark prediction from Noaa for June to November

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.