Hours after strong winds and rains began to hit Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Tropical Storm Bonnie became the second-named storm on Friday’s 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, poses a risk of life-threatening flash floods and landslides.
The storm was named after reaching wind speeds of over 39 mph, but a few days before Bonnie reached that point, it brought heavy rain and weather warnings to the Caribbean region.
By Friday, the storm had intensified slightly and moved to the southwestern Caribbean. The Nicaragua-Costa Rica border to Nicaragua’s Laguna De Peras was under hurricane surveillance, and the storm was expected to move the area on Saturday.
The system was expected to weaken as it crossed Central America, but was expected to be rebuilt when it reached the warmer waters of the East Pacific on Saturday. Forecasters are monitoring two other storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Some of these are expected to have heavy rains on the American Gulf this weekend. Flood warning Valid in Texas and Louisiana. The other is far east and is expected to slowly follow Bonnie’s road to Central America over the weekend.
According to the US Marine and Atmospheric Administration, the tropical cyclone Alex, formed on June 5, was the first name storm expected to be in the “above normal” hurricane season. If that forecast is realized, 2022 will be above normal for the seventh consecutive year.
This year, meteorologists predict that the season, which lasts until November 30, will produce 14 to 21 named storms. Six to ten of them are expected to be hurricanes, and up to six are expected to intensify into major hurricanes classified as Category 3 storms with winds above 111 mph.
Last year, there were 21 named storms after a record 30 in 2020. For the past two years, meteorologists have exhausted the list of names used to identify storms during the Atlantic hurricane season. ,Year 2005.
The relationship between hurricanes and climate change is becoming clearer year by year. The data show that hurricanes have grown stronger around the world over the last 40 years. Warming planets are expected to experience strong hurricanes over time, with the highest incidence of the most powerful storms. However, factors such as strong wind shear can prevent the formation of weak storms, which can reduce the total number of storms.
Hurricanes are also becoming moist due to more water vapor in the warmer atmosphere. Scientists suggest that a storm like Hurricane Harvey in 2017 will cause much more rain than if humans had no impact on the climate. Rising sea levels also contribute to the increase in storm surges, the most destructive element of tropical cyclones.