00:00Hurricane season started slow, but now it's heating up fast.
00:04The Atlantic is waking up with four tropical storms already,
00:07two of which unleashed deadly floods on the U.S.
00:10But here's what has meteorologists really worried.
00:12Record-breaking ocean heat.
00:14A massive marine heat wave has formed in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico,
00:19fueling fears of more intense storms.
00:21These warmer-than-normal waters are like rocket fuel for hurricanes.
00:25More moisture, more power, and more danger.
00:28Experts say this heat is part of why storms might hit the East Coast
00:31instead of drifting harmlessly out to sea.
00:34One buoy in the Florida Keys just clocked a jaw-dropping 99-degree ocean temperature.
00:38And new storm-enhancing patterns, like the Madden-Julian Oscillation, are moving in.
00:44Forecast models now point to a sharp rise in activity after August 15th.
00:48It's too early to name where or when, but the setup looks eerily perfect for hurricanes.
00:53Meteorologists say we're entering the most dangerous ten weeks of hurricane season.
00:58So don't let the calm fool you.
01:00This could just be the quiet before the storm.
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