Very active tropics predicted this year

Citing such factors as Atlantic Ocean water temperatures, a decreasing La Niña pattern, and even dust blowing in from Africa, AccuWeather, the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project and Weather Services International are all calling for anywhere between 15 – 17 named storms, with three to five becoming major hurricanes. A “normal” or “average” hurricane season would be 10 named storms, six of which would become hurricanes and three reaching “major” storm status of Category 3 or greater.