Hurricane Milton may be weakening after leaving a wake of destruction after it made landfall, but hurricane season isn’t over yet. At the start of the season NOAA said they expected some 13 hurricanes before the season was over, so far we’ve only had 9.
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00:00Hurricane Milton may be weakening after leaving a wake of destruction after it made landfall,
00:08but hurricane season isn't over yet.
00:11At the start of the season, NOAA said they expected some 13 hurricanes before it was
00:15over.
00:16So far, we've only had 9.
00:17That's due largely in part to such a quiet August, with no named storms between August
00:2113th and September 3rd.
00:23However, that might be the very reason why this hurricane season may continue.
00:28Experts say that the periodic cooling of ocean temperatures in the southern Pacific
00:31regions, also known as La Niña, has started late this year.
00:35La Niña is known for reducing vertical wind shear, one of the primary natural forces that
00:39can slow down a hurricane's cyclonic winds.
00:42That coupled with African monsoons which feed moisture into the Atlantic returning to their
00:45regular positions on the continent means there are now ideal conditions for more hurricanes.
00:50Right now, conditions in the Gulf of Mexico are perfect for them, as Helene and Milton
00:54have demonstrated over the last two weeks.
00:57Those conditions could shift south into the Caribbean soon.
01:00However, extremely high temperatures all over the Gulf of Mexico, with most areas clocking
01:04in averages over 80 degrees Fahrenheit, means the Gulf is still an ideal place for hurricane
01:09formation.