India, May 24 -- There is 85% chance for formation of above-normal number of named tropical storms & hurricanes in 2024, NOAA predicts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States and the United Kingdom's Met Office have predicted an extremely stormy season for the North Atlantic Ocean in 2024.

Both national weather agencies blamed the intense hurricane activity on the unprecedented warming of the North Atlantic Ocean along with the impending La Nina phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, reduced Atlantic trade winds and less wind shear.

There is an 85 per cent chance for the formation of above-normal number of named tropical storms and hurricanes in 2024, according to NOAA's forecast for the Nor...