Hurricane Season Shrinks in Number, Explodes in Size

This year's Atlantic hurricane season saw an average number of storms. However, scientists note a critical shift: the storms that formed were significantly larger and more powerful. The trend highlights a changing climate pattern. While the total count of storms has returned to a long-term average, the energy available to each storm has increased. Warmer ocean waters, a key fuel for hurricanes, are causing this intensification. Experts explain that climate change may not always mean more storms. Instead, it is creating conditions for fewer, but far more dangerous, systems. This shift presents new challenges for coastal communities, as each individual storm now carries a greater potential for catastrophic damage.