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MIAMI, FLORIDA – JULY 01: John Cangialosi, Senior Hurricane Specialist at the National Hurricane Center, inspects a satellite image of Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season, at the National Hurricane Center on July 01, 2024 in Miami, Florida. On Monday afternoon, the storm, centered 30 miles west-northwest of Carriacou Island, became the strongest hurricane this early in the season in this area of the Atlantic.

Hurricane season 16 hours ago

John Morales says ‘good riddance' to a busy and impactful 2024 hurricane season

The 2024 hurricane season is ending. It was catastrophically impactful.

IN SPACE – OCTOBER 8: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this NASA handout, Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm at the time of this photograph, is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Yucatan Peninsula on October 8, 2024 seen from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 miles above. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)

Hurricane season Nov 21

John Morales: Human-caused ocean warming fueled recent hurricanes, study says

Ocean temperatures made higher by human-caused climate change are fueling more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic.

Hurricane season Nov 15

John Morales: A never-ending hurricane season and the good news for Florida

One more for the road? … this unending hurricane season had to deliver one more surprise in its waning days.

ARTEMISA, CUBA – NOVEMBER 7: A man is seen in the water recovering remains of homes destroyed by Hurricane Rafael at the Artemisa province, 53 kilometers away from Havana, Cuba on November 7, 2024. (Photo by Yander Zamora/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Hurricane season Nov 7

Rafael rips through Cuba before chugging into Gulf of Mexico: John Morales

Rafael brought a life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force winds, and flash flooding to parts of western Cuba as it made landfall in the province of Artemisa.

Hurricane season Oct 31

1 month to go: John Morales on where this season stands and 3 areas to watch

When it comes to hurricanes, Floridians’ spirits lift in November. The end of the season is in sight. While a November storm can never be ruled out — see 2022’s Hurricane Nicole — the chance of being struck by a hurricane drops rapidly as we march towards Thanksgiving.

Science Oct 24

John Morales: NOAA debunks claims about modifying the weather, creating hurricanes

In the subheading, NOAA cut to the chase: “No one creates or steers hurricanes; the technology does not exist.”

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Cars are flooded in an apartment complex after the arrival of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. Milton, which comes just after the recent catastrophic Hurricane Helene, landed into Florida’s Gulf Coast late Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm causing extensive flooding and damage. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

John Morales Oct 17

John Morales: Fears of backloaded hurricane season materialized in awful way in Florida

Fears of a backloaded hurricane season materialized in an awful way in the past few weeks. Hurricanes Helene and Milton collectively claimed hundreds of lives. And each hurricane is estimated to have produced at least $50 billion in damage.

In this aerial photo, a vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

John Morales Oct 10

Morales: Calamity-filled weeks show importance of dispelling weather conspiracies

Humans can change some aspects of the weather. Science-based weather modification techniques are now employed in over 50 countries according to the World Meteorological Organization. But for every science-based weather-altering technique, there are dozens of pseudoscientific urban legends.

Hurricane season Oct 7

A monstrous Cat 5: Milton's rapid intensification explained by John Morales

Last year, Hurricane Otis struck very near Acapulco, Mexico, as a monster 165 mile-per-hour category 5 cyclone. About 24-hours before landfall, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) was predicting it would do so as 70 mile-per-hour tropical storm. With the energy content (and destructive potential) of the wind increasing with the cube of the windspeed, that means that Otis reached Mexico…

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 03: In an aerial view, flood damage is seen at a Lowe’s wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. At least 200 people were killed in six states in the wake of the powerful hurricane which made landfall as a Category 4. President Joe Biden took an aerial tour of the devastated region yesterday and ordered the deployment of 1,000 active duty U.S. soldiers to assist with storm relief efforts and reinforce the North Carolina National Guard. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Hurricane season Oct 3

Helene leaves behind apocalyptic scenes, a humanitarian catastrophe that's still unfolding

No one can hide from the truth. Extreme weather events, including hurricanes, are becoming more extreme.

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