Atlantic Hurricanes: A Review of 2023 and Look Ahead to 2024
Published: April 16, 2024
When we think of water, our minds often imagine what we drink, what we avoid beneath our umbrella, or the frothy surge of a mighty river. Given this ubiquitous idea of water, it may come as a surprise to learn that our planet retains an astounding 97% of its water in the ocean, leaving a relatively small percentage for everywhere else, including the atmosphere (1). In the United States, we divide the enormous ocean into five major basins: the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern basins (2).