August 16, 2023--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Climate issues may be the latest test to both the upstream and downstream segments of the U.S. energy sector, with an updated forecast pointing to a worse-than-expected hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised its forecast to warn of an "above-normal" hurricane season in the Atlantic, citing an ongoing El Nino and above-normal sea temperatures.