More hurricanes are slamming the Gulf Coast. Is this the new normal?

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Milton and Helene are the latest in an eight-year streak. Record-hot waters could be playing a part.

Since the turn of the century, major hurricanes hitting the U.S. have had one key feature in common.

Location.

The Gulf of Mexico coastline transformed into a bullseye for major storms, which have taken aim from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Marco Island and destroyed communities in their wake. Eighteen hurricanes reaching Category 3 strength or higher have made landfall along the continental U.S. since 1999.

All but one slammed into the Gulf Coast.

The pattern is even more stark since 2017: All 10 major hurricanes that have made landfall in the U.S. struck communities along the Gulf — including six in Florida.

https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2025/05/31/hurricanes-gulf-coast-florida-climate-change/

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1. The current NOAA website is useless.

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2. Experts are predicting that this will be the worst season since Irma.