Forecasters predict record number of hurricanes
by WGNO
WGNO— Weather forecasters at the University of Pennsylvania predicted a record hurricane season for 2024 on Thursday, a “hyperactive” season that could threaten the Gulf Coast.
The Guardian—Weather tracker: US experts predict one of most active hurricane seasons on record. First warning of 2024 issued more than a month before start of official season, as parts of Europe engulfed in African dustLast week, the US National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory of the year, more than a month before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from 1 June to 30 November. An area of low pressure was identified on Wednesday 24 April in the east-central Atlantic Ocean, about 900 miles to the north-west of Cape Verde.The low quickly dispersed as it...
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BBC News—A record number of sea lions gather in San Francisco. More than one thousand of the animals visited a city pier - the region's biggest spike in 15 years.