Calm in the Atlantic and Caribbean at the start of hurricane season

Washington, June 2 (Prensa Latina) No meteorological events are expected to form in the Atlantic and Caribbean region over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported, marking an atypical start to the season compared to previous ones.

June 2, 2025
09:48

With forecasts of activity in 2025, the Atlantic and Caribbean hurricane season officially began the 1st of June.

However, two weeks ago, regional climate institutions began monitoring atmospheric conditions due to the occurrence of pre-season events that occurred several years ago.

For this cycle, which resumes the names of storms formed in 2019, the list will begin with Andrea, followed by Barry and Chantal, while Dexter will replace Dorian, in accordance with the World Meteorological Organization’s rules for discarding the names of events that proved to be catastrophic. This will be followed by Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, and Wendy.

Statistics showcase that 18 depressions and an equal number of storms formed in 2024, 11 hurricanes, five of them major, leading to the cycle being classified as hyperactive.

The most powerful hurricane was Milton, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico and later intensified to become the second Category 5 hurricane of the season, making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane since Wilma in 2005 and Dorian in 2019, based on wind speed.

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