The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which is from June 1 to November 30, has been the fourth most active season of the 2010s decade, and possibly the sixth most active overall.

The season began with Tropical Storm Alberto forming two days after the official start of the season in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Beryl became the first major hurricane of the season beginning in late July in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, at the same time Hurricane Chris was hitting near North Carolina.

Gordon became the second strongest storm of the season when it hit Florida, it was the most intense hurricane since Igor of 2010, and the Strongest Gulf Hurricane since Isaac from 2012.
Gordon created a total of 26.3 billion dollars in damage to Florida, and Caribbean Islands such as the Bahamas and Cuba.

Before Isaac, the Third of the Cyclonic Quartet, dissipated on September 28th, the strongest storm of the season, Kirk.

Kirk formed on September 18th, later, it became a Category-5, with its peak being 165 mph, this made Kirk the strongest storm of the season.

October featured Five Total Cyclones, one of which, Leslie, in Bermuda and Atlantic Canada, crossed over from September.

The season finally ended with Oscar, the sixth and Final Major Hurricane of the season, which started on October 31st in the Caribbean Sea.

It cut through the Caribbean and became a hurricane in early November.

It proceeded north, briefly weakening to a Tropical Storm after it passed over Hispaniola as a Category-1, then it Intensified to its peak of 115 mph late on November 7th.

Oscar later became extratropical on November 14th, ending the above average 2018 Atlantic hurricane season.

People are unsure of what the cause of the increase in tropical storms are.

Biology and chemistry teacher, Mrs. Cobb said, “I believe global warming is having an impact on the number of hurricanes we are experiencing and the severity of them.”

In damages, the season caused $5.86 billion and killed 134 people.

Houston is still attempting to fix their $100 billion in damages done to them by Hurricane Harvey.

These past 12 months families in these hurricane hit areas worked trying to get their homes and their lives put back together.

People affected by natural disasters need all the help they can get, one moment they have everything they could have ever wanted and before they know it they are left with nothing.