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Another above-average hurricane season could be in store, early forecasts show

On the heels of one of the more devastating Florida hurricane seasons in recent memory, forecasters are calling for another above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2025. The pre-season forecast from Colorado State University, a pioneer in the realm of early storm season predictions, calls for 17 named storms, nine of which could strengthen to hurricanes and four of which could become major hurricanes — category 3 or higher. “Not as active as we were forecasting last year at this time,” said Phil Klotzbach, CSU meteorologist and lead author of the...