El Caribe newspaper says that it is possible that hurricanes could occur even when the Atlantic Hurricane Season ends 30 November. The season started 1 June. Historically, only four hurricanes have occurred beyond 30 November in this century. Of these two affected the DR, one in May 1932 and the other in December 1909. The others hit Cuba in December 1912 and Jamaica in December 1924. El Caribe interviewed Mercedes Mejía, of the National Weather Department, who said that from 1886 to 1999 there have been 958 hurricanes of which 116 have occurred in the past 11 years. She attributed the increase in the number of hurricanes to the global warming phenomenon. Of the 116 hurricanes of the past 11 years, only four have occurred in November. The others have hit in June (9), July (11), August (34), September (37) and October (20).
