NOAA Satellites Monitor Increased Storm Activity in the Atlantic and Pacific

August 20 marked the beginning of what is typically the most active portion of the Atlantic hurricane season, and NOAA satellites are closely monitoring the action. Historically, more than 85 percent of all major (Category 3, 4, and 5) Atlantic hurricanes form after this date. In fact, hurricane experts at Colorado State University even ring a bell every year to mark the occasion.

In the eastern Pacific, there also tends to be a peak in activity during late August, but it’s less pronounced than in the Atlantic. Here, relatively high levels of activity tend to be spread out over a longer portion of the season than in the Atlantic, with most tropical cyclones occurring between late June and early October.

Read more about the recent activity in the Atlantic and Pacific:
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaa-satellites-monitor-increased-storm-activity-the-atlantic-and-pacific

Credits:
NOAA
NASA/GSFC
CIRA

Music:
“Eye of The Sky” by David Ashok Ramani [ASCAP] & Jonathan Elias [ASCAP]; ELIAS Music; Universal Production Music

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