The final day of the Atlantic hurricane season has come quietly as no named storms formed after Sept. 25. The season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, was once again incredibly active and—for the second year in a row—resulted in all 21 storm names that were unveiled by the World Meteorological Organization being exhausted. The final storm of the season was Tropical Storm Wanda, which clung to the northeast and resulted in $200 million in damages. Of those storms, seven were classified as hurricanes and four were deemed major storms classified as Category 3 or higher. Inarguably the costliest—and deadliest—storm of the season was Hurricane Ida, which made landfall multiple times as a weaker storm before coalescing into a Category 3 hurricane that hit Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on Aug. 29. It was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane within an hour of making landfall in Louisiana. Last year saw 30 named storms, marking the most active season in recorded history, though the cost of their impact totaled around $51 billion. This year is the third-most active hurricane season, but it likely won’t hold that position for long as storms continue to ramp up and their costs keep rising. Whereas 2021 was a difficult year for North America, Central America saw a reprieve from the major storms that hit the region last year. Read more