The Atlantic Ocean will have less typhoons in 2012

On March 5, at the annual Charleston (US) hurricane conference, US National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read said there will not be a lot of heat-related typhoons this year. Sea level is expected to be much lower than last year.

Although there is no specific figure on the number of major storms in the Atlantic region that will appear in 2012, Read said previous reports showed a decrease in sea temperatures this year. making the ability to form big storms also decreased significantly compared to last year.

This year the Atlantic will be less stormy

This expert also judged that based on storm forecast models, it can be seen that La Nina weather phenomenon facilitates the formation of big storms that will be unlikely to recur as in last year.

However, according to the previous forecast released late last year by the International Weather Service Center (WSI), the Atlantic region this year will be able to face 12 storms and 7 level storms. great.

On average, the hurricane season of the Atlantic and Caribbean often appears about 12.2 tropical storms and 6.4 of them develop into big storms.

In 2011, 19 tropical storms formed in this area, including 7 big storms. Irene was the only strong typhoon to hit the US last year since Ike devastated South Texas in 2008.

Official storm projections are expected to be announced in the next two months by weather experts at the University of Colorado (USA) and the National Hurricane Center.