00:00the atlantic hurricane season has not even officially started but scientists are already
00:05issuing some of the most alarming pre-season forecasts ever recorded multiple research
00:10institutions are projecting an extremely active 2026 hurricane season driven by record warm
00:17atlantic sea surface temperatures that are still three degrees above the historical average entering
00:23spring the same warm water pattern that fueled last year's storms has intensified over the winter
00:29rather than cooling a sign that forecasters say points to a historically destructive season
00:35above average sea surface temperatures directly fuel hurricane intensity allowing storms to rapidly
00:41intensify from category one to category four or five in a matter of hours florida the gulf coast
00:48states and the southeast united states face the highest landfall risk the u.s emergency management
00:55community is urging coastal residents to prepare now months before the official june 1st start of
01:00the season last year's hurricane melissa nearly reached category six intensity a threshold that
01:07did not exist five years ago scientists say 2026 may be the year that americans finally understand
01:14what a truly dangerous hurricane season looks like
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