Another disturbance in the Atlantic, Tropical Depression Nine, is expected to reach hurricane status by Tuesday morning.

Katrina stands as the most infamous storm to form during the second-most active hurricane season on record. This unusually large hurricane grew into a scale-topping Category 5 in the centre of the Gulf of Mexico as it raced north toward Mississippi and Louisiana.

Thanks to the powerful, once Category 5 Hurricane Humberto churning over the open waters of the Atlantic, the United States will avoid a direct hit from Tropical Storm Imelda this week. Because it was slow to organize and move northward,

As climate change leads to more destructive hurricanes, some experts have proposed adding a “Category 6” to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.

Hurricane Humberto is expected to pass near Bermuda during Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing the risk of strong winds, heavy rainfall. The powerful hurricane will create massive seas over the western Atlantic.

Since 1851, more than 300 hurricanes have struck the US, with an average of 17 per decade. The 2020s have already surpassed previous decades.

Humberto weakened to a Category 4 hurricane Sunday, but remains a threat to the East Coast and Bermuda this week, the National Hurricane Center said. Humberto had maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, was located about 525 miles north-northwest of the Northern Leeward Islands and about 470 miles south-southeast of Bermuda,