The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season has come to an end after 18 storms, two Category 5 hurricanes, hundreds of fatalities and more than one hundred billion dollars in damage.

Here are a ten questions and answers about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: There were 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The first one, Tropical Storm Alberto, formed on June 19. The last storm, Tropical Storm Sara, dissipated on Nov. 18.

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season comes to an end on Saturday, November 30. This year, there were 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes. Three hurricanes impacted Florida, including Debby, Helene, and Milton.

This is the last week of a truly shitty Atlantic hurricane season. It was record-breaking. People are still recovering. Misinformation managed to make things even worse. Now, we get a six-month-ish break before it starts over again — perhaps with fewer federal resources to respond in the US.

NOAA said this year's Atlantic hurricane season 'showcased above-average activity, with a record-breaking ramp up following a peak-season lull'.

Like many things in meteorology, physics is at the root of why hurricane season “ends” in November. By the way, I will explain later the use of quotations around the word “ends.” The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1st,

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season still reached "hyperactive" levels, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring.

Tropical cyclones are among the most deadly and costly natural disasters that affect the United States and many other countries each year. This has led the scientific community to prioritize improving tropical cyclone prediction and the understanding of how tropical cyclone activity has changed and will change in the future.

On this edition of Tracking the Tropics, the team looks back at this busy season, including historic impacts in Florida from back-to-back hurricanes.