Tag: Philip J. Klotzbach
CSU predicts ‘extremely active’ hurricane season
(CNS): Scientists from one of the world’s most respected storm forecasting institutions say that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be extremely active, with the expected transition from the current El Niño conditions to La Niña later this year. In their early forecast, Dr Philip Klotzbach, the lead forecaster at Colorado State University, and his […]
Early prediction calls for nine hurricanes in 2022
(CNS): With Caribbean and subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures warmer than normal, hurricane experts are predicting an above-average season this year with at least nine hurricanes, including four major ones, making landfall. The first prediction for this year was published Thursday, two months before hurricane season begins, and reminding everyone that regardless of the predictions […]
CSU early forecast calls for quieter hurricane season
(CNS): Phil Klotzbach, the expert hurricane forecaster from Colorado State University, is predicting a below-average storm season for 2019 in the first of his forecasts published last week. He said the current weak El Niño is likely to persist this summer and with sea surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic slightly below normal, and the […]
Extremely active 2017 hurricane season ranks among worst
(CNS): The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which ended Thursday, was “an extraordinarily active one”, according to hurricane expert Philip Klotzbach. While Cayman escaped unscathed this season, other Caribbean islands were not so fortunate. Those seriously impacted include Barbuda, which had to be evacuated and is still uninhabitable, Saint Martin, where 90% of the buildings were […]
