{"id":8500,"date":"2024-08-19T19:21:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=8500"},"modified":"2024-08-19T19:21:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:21:58","slug":"dale-destin-a-meteorologist-for-the-antigua-and-barbuda-meteorological-service-is-predicting-an-active-or-above-normal-hurricane-season-with-a-significant-chance-of-it-being-exceptionally-active","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=8500","title":{"rendered":"Dale Destin, a meteorologist for the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service, is predicting an active or above-normal hurricane season, with a significant chance, of it being exceptionally active."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>His latest forecast calls for 20 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 221. These numbers are higher than average and suggest a potentially intense season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary factors driving this prediction are unusually warm sea surface temperatures across the tropical North Atlantic and cooler-than-normal temperatures in the eastern Equatorial Pacific, conditions often associated with La Ni\u00f1a. These factors typically enhance hurricane development and intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Destin also notes that there are uncertainties, particularly regarding the impact of Saharan dust. This dust can suppress hurricane formation, but its intensity and timing are difficult to predict beyond a few days, adding a layer of uncertainty to the overall forecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we move into the peak of the hurricane season (August to October), the situation will require close monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8501\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled12.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled12-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled12-768x478.jpg 768w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled12-482x300.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His latest forecast calls for 20 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 221. These numbers are higher than average and suggest a potentially intense season. The primary factors driving this prediction &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=8500\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001002,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8500"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8502,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8500\/revisions\/8502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}