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Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted
A hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that follow will be powerful ones.
NOAA and Colorado State University both released aggressive seasonal forecasts calling for as many as two dozen named tropical storms this year. A tropical cyclone is an exceptionally fragile structure that also requires vigorous and organized thunderstorms, low wind shear, ample moisture in the atmosphere, and few obstacles in its way in order to grow into a formidable beast. Beryl just proved that any storm that takes root in a favorable environment could use those exceptionally warm waters to swirl into the record books.
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