Colorado State University has issued their initial outlook for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, forecasting another above average season. While hurricane season does not officially begin until June 1st,

A warm — yet no longer record-hot — strip of Atlantic waters could help fuel 17 named tropical cyclones this season, Colorado State University researchers said.

Before passing almost directly over the Houston region on July 8, when it caused widespread power outages and contributed to dozens of deaths, Hurricane Beryl devastated multiple Caribbean islands and was the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic basin.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Wednesday officially replaced the names of the trio of 2024 storms that killed more than 300 people and caused more than $119 billion in damage.

When it comes to naming a hurricane, not every name has what it takes. Could a hurricane ever be named Mortimer, Nixon or Helene?

The WMO Hurricane Committee has retired the names Beryl, Helene and Milton from its Atlantic basin name list and John from the eastern Pacific basin name list because of the death and destruction these storms caused in 2024. https://t.co/zO7Ck65eyM pic.twitter.com/PqRL43kOGY