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Hurricane Earl from space
Five hands on a concrete wall; above a torn edge are scenes of outdoor dining, floodwater, and a crowded street; text reads “Who gets to move on?”
A map showing the path of hurricanes in the North Atlantic Basin between August and October, and a graph showing that hurricane frequency increased between 1980 and 2024 in the North Atlantic Basin. The largest number of hurricanes occurred in 2005. Number of hurricane days and named storm days, 1950–2024 Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), 1950–2024
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Is the Number of Hurricanes Increasing?: Media

A brief discussion of recent hurricane activity and how it relates to global warming.
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Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: Who Gets to Move On?
August 29, 2005: Katrina strikes the Gulf Coast.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Hurricane Earl from space
The extratropical unnamed cyclone that merged with Hurricane Earl in an image taken...
NASA

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Frequency of major hurricanes compared with all hurricanes in the North Atlantic Basin over time.
Interactive chart showing annual counts of hurricanes and major hurricanes in the...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
Number of hurricane days and named storm days, 1950–2024
Since 1950, the number of days in the North Atlantic basin with at least one named...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), 1950–2024
One measure of the total wind energy produced by named storms during a hurricane...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.