New Storm Forecast Means Increased Hurricane Risk This Season in Atlantic Canada

This image provided by the National Hurricane Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a satellite view as hurricane Fiona moves up the United States Atlantic coast, Sept. 22, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP-HO, NOAA

A Canadian forecaster says a revised outlook predicting more storms than average in the Atlantic Ocean this hurricane season increases the chance of a significant storm hitting Eastern Canada.

Chris Fogarty, who heads the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth, N.S., said the primary reason for the new estimate this week from forecasters in the United States is higher than normal ocean temperatures, which help fuel hurricanes.