The increased hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico last year may be ending soon, based on the historical activity of such storms, a meteorologist said.
Joe Bastardi, chief forecaster for AccuWeather, said the current hurricane cycle resembles the same activity of the 1930s through 1940s, and the current increased activity cycle should begin a turnaround shortly and finally come to an end by 2020.
“We are in this cycle,” he said. “We have seen this cycle before and it is probably going to be coming to an end soon.”
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