ODM advises residents to start preparing for active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. | SMN NEWS

PHILIPSBURG:—  (DCOMM) – The Office of Disaster Management which falls under the Fire Department (Ministry of General Affairs) headed by Fire Chief/Disaster Coordinator Clive Richardson, is calling on residents to start making preparations for what is forecast to be an active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.

The Colorado State University (CSU) Department of Atmospheric Science said early April in its first extended-range forecast, hurricane researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2021, citing the likely absence of El Niño as a primary factor.

“Tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are near their long-term averages, while subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures ...

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