Hurricane season may be even worse in 2018 after a harrowing 2017
The initial forecasts of an above-average season for hurricanes, beginning on 1 June, follow a punishing spate of storms last year
The US may have to brace itself for another harrowing spate of hurricanes this year, with forecasts of an active 2018 season coming amid new research that shows powerful Atlantic storms are intensifying far more rapidly than they did 30 years ago.
The peak season for Atlantic storms, which officially starts on 1 June, is set to spur as many as 18 named storms, with up to five of them developing into major hurricanes, according to separate forecasts from and . The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will soon provide its own 2018 hurricane predictions.
