"2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast: Extremely Active Outlook"

Experts are warning of an "extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season this year, with predictions of nearly two dozen named tropical storms, including 11 hurricanes, fueled by record ocean warmth and atmospheric patterns. The forecast, released by hurricane researchers from Colorado State University, comes with high confidence and includes the highest predictions in 40 years. Factors such as historic warmth across Atlantic surface waters and the potential development of a La Niña global climate pattern are driving expectations of a busy season, raising the odds for landfalling storms in the United States.