Atlantic Hurricane Season Quietest in 45 Years 

By: Tom Brown 


Shockingly, the Atlantic hurricane season has been extremely quiet. (Brown 1) With the strongest storm only being a Category 1 hurricane, this season has marked the quietest in 45 years. After the shocking storm of Hurricane Sandy last year, people think that storms were only going to get worse from this point on. It is still possible that a storm could show up in the month of November, but so far, so good. This is a complete relief for all of the people who are living in hurricane zones. People are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy and its devastation.  (Brown 1) "That period is still playing out, fed primarily by warm ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic that fuel hurricanes. But instead of increased activity, 2013 almost  seems like a year when an enormous tranquilizer dart was fired into the heart of the main breeding ground for hurricanes", Jeff Masters,  a hurricane expert said. "The errant forest said 2013 would see above-average activity, with eight hurricanes and three would develop into major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale" (Brown 1). 

Even the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there would be around six or nine hurricanes. It hasn't been since 1994 that a huge or controversial hurricane has occurred. (Brown 1) Experts say that all of this information will make sense in the future. Like this year, there will be years where the predictions will be off and different. Its all about keeping up with all of the information and predictions to keep on estimating for the future (Brown 1).





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