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In the preseason outlook issued Thursday, forecasters say warm ocean temperatures are the main reason the season is again expected to busier than normal. ”Everything's in place for an above-average season,” said National Weather Service Director Ken Graham, ”No matter the forecast, what do we always say? It only takes one. So we gotta be prepared.”
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Accuracy will be crucial again in 2025, as meteorologists predict another active Atlantic hurricane season, yet cuts in staffing and threats to funding at NOAA are diminishing operations that forecasters rely on. -
Ahead of the official start of hurricane season on June 1, officials at the National Hurricane Center are brushing off concerns over widespread cuts at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offices — and reminding people about the importance of readiness instead. -
With another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season on the horizon, Florida is preparing for the possibility the federal government won’t respond like it has in the past. After the state was hit by three hurricanes in 2024, Gov. Ron DeSantis jokes that Florida is due for a “break.” -
FEMA says that over 48,000 applications for disaster assistance after last year's trio of hurricanes are still listed as "ineligible" because of a lack of documentation. -
Monroe County has some new weapons to fight storms, including a new emergency operations center and a seawater desalination water treatment plant. -
The Images of Recovery survey will collect photodata about how three years of hurricanes have impacted Floridians. -
On "The Florida Roundup," the former branch chief of the National Hurricane Center's Hurricane Specialist Unit described how cuts could lead to poorer forecasts and increased response needs. -
Hurricane Preparedness Week 2025 runs between May 4 and 10. The start of the 2025 hurricane season is less than a month away, and there are early indicators of an active year in the tropics.
