{"id":20077,"date":"2024-05-30T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20077"},"modified":"2024-05-30T13:14:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:14:53","slug":"experts-warn-of-hyperactive-hurricane-season-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/experts-warn-of-hyperactive-hurricane-season-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Warn of Hyperactive Hurricane Season in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Saskia Warrick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a warning about the upcoming hurricane season, predicting a hyperactive season with significant risks of excessive heatwaves and intensified rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forecasters anticipate the occurrence of 29 storms, including 13 hurricanes, with 7 of them potentially escalating into major hurricanes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hurricane season, set to span from June 1 to November 30, raises concerns about recurrent heatwaves exacerbated by Saharan dust and heightened chances of flooding due to an intensified wet season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address these concerns, experts have convened for a two-day Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop aims to raise awareness and enhance preparedness across climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, food security, disaster management, and public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agrometeorologist Adrian Trotman, representing the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, emphasized the importance of effectively communicating the forecasted conditions to stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha stressed the significance of such workshops in addressing key areas of concern and advised experts to focus on proactive measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the predicted climate extremes in 2024, individuals are urged to stay informed by following updates from local meteorological centers and taking necessary precautions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a warning about the upcoming hurricane season, predicting a hyperactive season with significant risks of excessive heatwaves and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20077"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20078,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20077\/revisions\/20078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}