2021 will be another busy year for the Atlantic hurricane season
The average Atlantic hurricane season is busier than it used to be
![radar image of Subtropical Storm Ana marked with a red x](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/052021_cg_hurricanes_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C578&ssl=1)
A weather disturbance (red X) in the Atlantic Ocean on May 20 is likely to develop into the first named storm of the season, Ana.
U.S. National Hurricane Center