Predictions for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season just got worse
Two new forecasts now expect as many as 25 named storms, with nearly half becoming hurricanes
![Hurricane Isaias](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/080720_mt_hurricane_feat_REV.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Hurricane Isaias, seen here bearing down on North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on August 3, was the ninth named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Typically, the ninth named storm doesn’t show up until October.
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team/NASA GSFC