Hurricane Ida hits New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., in 2021. Another active hurricane season is in store for the Atlantic, with between 16 and 20 storms named across the basin by the time it ends in November, AccuWeather Inc. said. The commercial forecaster sees six to eight of the storms becoming hurricanes, with three to five of them growing into major systems. That occurs when when a storm’s winds exceed 111 miles (179 kilometers) per hour. Four to six of them could directly strike the U.S., it said. “Now is the time to prepare, especially since some communities are still recovering from devastating storms over the last couple of years,” the company said in a statement. The aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in Florida in 2005. The forecast is also a warning sign for the energy, agriculture and insurance industries that can be roiled by major hurricanes. Such storms can inflict […]