The season has kiked off with a particularly violent cyclone, Amphan, in the Bay of Bengal, coming ashore to devastate the major city of Kolkata/Calcutta; 115 mph winds and 10-16 feet storm surge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-52749935
Map of track at nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/19/world/asia/amphan-cyclone-map.html
For the Atlantic, the season officially starts on June 1st, but TS Arthur 16-19 May near the Bahamas seems to have slipped past unnoticed already. This is the sixth consecutive season which has started 'early'.
Next storm name up will be Bertha - the same list as for 2014, no names having been retired from that year.
The UK Met Office released their forecast on May 20, predicting slightly above average activity with 13 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes expected to develop between June and November 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Atlantic_hurricane_season
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