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The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was a devastating and extremely active Atlantic hurricane season that became the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $294.92 billion . [nb 1] The season featured 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes. [nb 2] Most of the season's damage was due to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. This Atlantic hurricane season saw above-normal activity; [nb 1] it was the seventh most active season on record and the most active since 2005. [2] The season officially began on June 1, 2017 and ended on November 30, 2017.
The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, second major hurricane, [nb 1] and first Category 5 hurricane of the extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Irma caused widespread and catastrophic damage throughout its long lifetime, particularly in the northeastern Caribbean and the Florida Keys.
But one recent season has joined the conversation as one of the most historic to ever take place -- the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. From start to finish, the 2017 season unleashed several ...
The 2017 Pacific hurricane season was a moderately active season with eighteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. Unlike the three previous hyperactive seasons (2014, 2015, and 2016), the season was significantly less active in terms of ACE and most storms that existed through this basin were either weak or short-lived.
The decade featured Hurricane Andrew, which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch, which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, seven during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30 and on average, the Atlantic basin sees about seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes a year.
The Atlantic's warmer waters triggered the unusual number of major hurricanes last year, according to a new study.