The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was marked by an unusual pattern of storm activity. In total, forecasters tracked 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes during the season.

This is the last week of a truly shitty Atlantic hurricane season. It was record-breaking. People are still recovering. Misinformation managed to make things even worse. Now, we get a six-month-ish break before it starts over again — perhaps with fewer federal resources to respond in the US.

Tropical cyclones are among the most deadly and costly natural disasters that affect the United States and many other countries each year. This has led the scientific community to prioritize improving tropical cyclone prediction and the understanding of how tropical cyclone activity has changed and will change in the future.

More hurricanes formed after this season's peak compared to years past and they took lives hundreds of miles from the coast.

T he hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, will end this week. It produced 18 named storms with winds over 39 miles per hour. Of these, eleven were hurricanes,