Additionally, it is even harder for those impacted by hurricanes to support themselves, with the ongoing economic crisis caused by COVID-19. COVID-19 worsens the situation as the Center for Disaster Philanthropy notes, “disaster and emergency resources are stretched extremely thin as a result of COVID-19.” Health restrictions necessary in a pandemic make it difficult to provide proper shelter for hurricane refugees while maintaining social distancing and the response groups responsible for cleaning up hurricane damage will be “severely limited” due to many members being senior citizens in the high-risk category for coronavirus. The costs have been immense, with $6 billion from Hurricane Isaias, $10-12 billion from Laura, and $8-10 billion from Sally. The unusually active hurricane season has had a detrimental impact on affected areas, with more than 140 deaths and thousands displaced. According to CNN, Delta saw the quickest growth in wind speed in 24 hours by a storm this year, growing from a tropical depression to a Category 4 hurricane in just 30 hours. At a close second is Hurricane Delta, which formed on October 5 and made landfall on October 9. The most powerful hurricane this year has been Hurricane Laura, which saw winds upwards of 150 mph and hit Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on August 27, killing at least 27. 2005 currently holds the highest number of named storms on record: 28. Only the second year that the storm naming system has run out of alphabet names and switched to greek letters, with the first time being in 2005.In August, the NOAA raised its prediction to 25 named storms for 2020, the highest number ever predicted for a single year.10 storms formed in September, the highest number of named storms in September on record.The hurricanes were Wilfred, Alpha, and Beta. September 18 was the first time in over 100 years (since 1893) that three named storms formed in 24 hours.so far, beating the previous record of nine 10 storms have made landfall in the U.S.22 out of the total 25 storms (all besides Arthur, Bertha, and Dolly) set new records for the earliest storm of that letter ever formed.Here are all the records 2020 has broken so far:
This year has seen 25 named storms, six hurricanes, and three major hurricanes (the seasonal prediction is roughly 12 total named storms). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) initially predicted an active season, with 14-18 tropical storms for 2020, but we have already far surpassed this estimate. The 2020 hurricane season has been one to go down in history.
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