Uploaded May 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
**Editor's note: We spotted a small formatting problem with Y-axis labels on the animated graph of major hurricane frequency in the original version of this video. This version is repaired. May 28, 2013. **
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be more active than normal—possibly very active—according to the pre-season forecast from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. In this video, NOAA meteorologist Gerry Bell describes the outlook and the climate conditions responsible for the jump in Atlantic hurricane activity beginning in 1995.
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**Editor's note: We spotted a small formatting problem with Y-axis labels on the animated graph of major hurricane frequency in the original version of this video. This version is repaired. May 28, 2013. **
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be more active than normal—possibly very active—according to the pre-season forecast from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. In this video, NOAA meteorologist Gerry Bell describes the outlook and the climate conditions responsible for the jump in Atlantic hurricane activity beginning in 1995.
Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with climate and Earth scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies and institutions. Any opinions voiced by people in these videos are their own; they are not official NOAA statements or opinions. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
