2022 hurricane season: forecasts well above average - Pirac

2022 hurricane season: forecasts well above average

07 June 2022

June marks the beginning of the hurricane season in the Caribbean. PIRAC is actively monitoring the hurricane season in order to anticipate the risks until November. Forecasts for the 2022 hurricane season predict activity levels higher than the average of the last 30 years by more than 50%, which is why disaster management and humanitarian actors are redoubling their vigilance and preparing to intervene quickly in case of a major disaster.

Key figures of the announced forecasts

  • 20 tropical storms

  • 10 hurricanes (category 1 to 2)

  • 5 major hurricanes (category 3 to 5)

Pourcentage de probabilité de l’impact d’un ouragan en 2022

  • Îles du Nord 27%
  • Guadeloupe 32%
  • Martinique 21%
  • Haïti 44%

Les températures moyennes de surface de l’eau dans certaines parties de l’Atlantique tropical et dans la majeure partie de l’Atlantique Nord sont beaucoup plus chaudes que la normale.

A conference to prepare for the hurricane season

The Americas Regional Office of the International Federation of the Red Cross is organizing a pre-hurricane conference from June 7 to 9 to support effective hurricane preparedness of Red Cross National Societies in the Americas and government and technical partners.
PIRAC will speak at two specific sessions:

  • Tuesday, June 7, on “Tools and Approaches to Emergency Preparedness
  • Wednesday 8 June, on “Partnerships between National Societies and governments in emergencies”.

This 2022 Conference is an opportunity to collectively learn from the emergency operations deployed in recent years by the National Red Cross Societies of the Americas Region, which have responded to a wide variety of disasters and crises (hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, Covid-19, etc.)

Attention will also be paid to the complexity of the current context related to the exacerbated impact of the pandemic on the capacity and resilience of populations within the territories.

The virtual cyclone preparedness conference is a major opportunity to strengthen links and coordination within the International Red Cross Movement, alongside the hundreds of volunteers, partners and donors who will be participating: a way to better anticipate and prepare for future crises and in particular during the 2022 cyclone season.

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