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Environment Canada’s Canadian Hurricane Centre is encouraging Canadians to prepare for what is expected to be another active hurricane season.
“Several international hurricane authorities are predicting that this year will be an active hurricane season in the North Atlantic Ocean. Therefore we remind Canadians that it’s time to start preparing for hurricane season,” says Chris Fogarty, Program Supervisor for the Canadian Hurricane Centre. Each year on average one or two storms directly affect Canadian territory, with another two or three typically threatening our offshore waters.
The United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that the level of hurricane activity in the North Atlantic Ocean will again be above normal. Sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic are still at record warm levels, indicating the region is still in a multi-decade period of high activity for hurricanes. It also seems unlikely that an El Niño will develop. El Niño is a warming of the tropical Pacific that produces wind patterns that squelch development of tropical storms in the Atlantic. The NOAA outlook, released today, predicts 12-18 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-6 major hurricanes.