2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season News
Forecasters Downgrade Number of Atlantic Storms Predicted for 2018
With four storms already in the books, the Atlantic is expected to produce a total of nine to 13 named storms during the six-month hurricane season that ends Nov. 30, the National Oceanic and ...
Once Again, Dust From Africa Helps Tamp Down Atlantic Hurricane Risks
Atlantic storm watchers are going to have a hard time seeing the ocean, never mind any tropical systems, as another Saharan swirl of dust from Africa is moving west. The dust, a marker for dry air, ...
Florida Carriers Fight Back Against Recent Ratings Agency Financial Strength Report
With Florida about to enter peak hurricane season, a state insurance association representing more than a dozen insurers in Florida is hitting back against a recent report from ratings agency Weiss ...
African Dust Leads to Atlantic Storm Lull
What can give you itchy eyes, replenish the rain forest and bring a hurricane to its knees? Dry and dusty African air. The coffee-colored atmospheric swirl, captured by satellites last week, blew ...
Alberto Wasn’t Necessarily the Harbinger of a Rough Hurricane Season
Subtropical Storm Alberto kicked off the Atlantic hurricane season a week early, but don't take that as a harbinger of terrible weather. In fact, cooler ocean temperatures are already spurring ...
Alberto, a Relative Letdown, Caused $50M in U.S. Insured Losses: Karen Clark & Co.
Subtropical Storm Alberto — the first named storm of the 2018 Hurricane Season — will likely cause close to $50 million in insured losses in the United States, according to catastrophe modeling ...
U.S. Forecasters Predict 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Above Normal
U.S. forecasters expect the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near-normal to above-normal in number and intensity of storms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate ...
Critics Worry FEMA Isn’t Ready for Hurricane Season
With just a week to go before hurricane season, top jobs at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency remain vacant and critics say that will make it harder for the government to respond to ...