Advancements in Hurricane Forecasting: Predicting Severe Weather a Year in Advance

The video discusses the impact of Atlantic storms, highlighting the death toll and economic costs. It introduces a team from University College London that has developed long-range hurricane forecasts, predicting severe weather a year in advance. The team's research, based on over 50 years of weather data, identified key factors like ocean temperature changes that influence hurricane activity. Their predictions have been notably accurate, and they are now expanding their forecasting efforts to include typhoons in the Asia Pacific region.

What was the highest death toll from storms in the Atlantic basin mentioned in the text?

What significant weather event did Hurricane Mitch cause in Central America?

How much do hurricanes cost the Americas on average each year?

What factors did the team study to improve hurricane forecasting?

What regions will soon have access to the British team's long-range forecasts for typhoons?