The 2025 hurricane season has been looking sunny so far, with no hurricanes hitting the coast since it started. Hurricane season started June 1 and will end around November 30, 2025. Hurricane season in the Atlantic has always been prone to intense tropical storms and major hurricanes. Florida has always been more prone to hurricanes than any other state in the country due to the location of the peninsula. Along with this, some of the worst hurricanes in history happened in Florida, like Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Andrew. So Floridians question why it’s been so quiet with the hurricane alerts, especially in September, which is the high point in the season. September is the high point due to the fact that sea level temperatures are the highest. Studies have shown that storms tend not to pop up this late in the season, but there isn’t even one.
In August 2025, there was a brewing hurricane in the Atlantic known as Hurricane Erin, which hit its maximum strength, making it a category 5 hurricane. In 24 hours, it went from a category 1 to a category 5. Luckily, it did not make landfall and only passed through the Atlantic. This was the only major scare this entire season. This storm did bring rainfall and harsh winds, but that was it. With all of that, people are grateful but still wonder why there are no storms brewing this year during the peak hurricane time. Well, it’s because currently the Atlantic waters and atmosphere aren’t suitable for a storm to brew. Instead, it’s dry and dusty, which has prevented storms from forming so far this season. The dry environment has blocked storms, suppressing their development. This has resulted in a silent period. Quiet seasons aren’t abnormal, but it still isn’t something that is best for the environment. There should be some kind of storm around this time of the year, whether it’s a tropical storm or a hurricane. While this is a good thing for Floridians, it also opens the possibility of damage from climate change.
We asked an AICE Environmental Management sophomore, Briana Blanco, and she says, “ From what we’ve learned in class from Ms. Lewis, this is normal, it just shouldn’t be as normal as it’s been for the last couple of months. At least we don’t have to put shutters up! ” We also asked another student from that same class. Sophomore Valentina Lopez says, “ I am most upset that school will not be canceled, but from what I remember, this is most likely caused by the environment of the waters, but I definitely think climate change is what caused this as well, so people need to be taking care of the environment more. Ms. Lewis taught me that by the way!” Despite a quiet hurricane season, Florida is always at risk for future storms.
