It’s been an unusually quiet hurricane season across the Atlantic Ocean this summer.
The sluggish summer has been a surprise to forecasters who expected bustling activity given favourable conditions—including exceptionally hot ocean temperatures and a developing La Niña.
Hurricane Beryl is the sole exception to the trend. The storm thrived over those ripping hot waters to grow into the earliest Category 5 storm we’ve ever seen in the Atlantic. Aside from that, though, it’s been unusually quiet.
We’re just past the Sept. 10 climatological peak of a traditional Atlantic hurricane season. Where do we go from here heading into the fall months?
Watch the video above from meteorologist Melinda Singh on what we can expect from the second half of hurricane season—and why coastal residents are months away from being able to let their guard down.