It is tied with 1969 as the fourth-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record in terms of named storms, with 18 named storms and 20 tropical cyclones in total. Sweden slashed military spending from about 2.5 percent of GDP in 1990 to barely 1 percent by 2010 as the end of the Cold War reduced the threat of attack from the east. Conditions were particularly treacherous in northeastern Later, as the storm grew in strength and size, powerful swells propagated southward to the northern coast of Powerful westerly winds were the most severe aspect of the hurricane in Bermuda.These intense winds caused extensive damage, particularly to trees, roofs, and power lines; the worst effects were concentrated in western areas.In the wake of the hurricane, fallen or low-hanging trees and power lines left some Bermuda roads impassable, so officials advised residents to remain indoors.Immediately after the hurricane, damaged structures were temporarily protected by Category 3 Atlantic hurricane that affected Bermuda All tropical cyclone watches and warnings were discontinued by 06:00 UTC on September 19, after the storm's departure.The government opened its only official hurricane shelter in the Rip currents produced by Humberto affected the East Coast of the United States for several days. Hurricane Humberto was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that caused extensive wind damage in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda during September 2019. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth consecutive above average and damaging season since 2016. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most tropical systems form. The 2019 hurricane season will begin on June 1 and runs through to November 30. Please see our The naval command must have resilience and function even under attackSwedish naval command said the new location would offer greater freedom of manoeuvre for its maritime defence operations.Rebecca Landberg, head of communications for the Swedish navy, said: “The Muskö base is unique from a fortification perspective, it is an underground area as big as the old town in Stockholm.“The naval command must have resilience and function even under attack, so Muskö is the best option.“The armed forces need to adapt their operations to meet the challenges posed by the deteriorating external environment.”Sweden slashed military spending from about 2.5 percent of GDP in 1990 to barely 1 percent by 2010 as the end of the Cold War reduced the threat of attack from the east.But Niklas Granholm, a senior analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency, said the occupation and annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 “changed things completely”.He said: “It showed that this is what Russia does to its smaller neighbours.“Now it is proving a difficult and long-term task to rebuild the armed forces.“The move is based on the calculation that the Russians could use powerful weapons which demand the level of protection that only Muskö can provide.”The shipyard on Muskö was sold to German engineering company Thyssen Krupp and although it ceased to play a central role in Swedish defence in the 1990s the navy never left the island entirely.But the facilities have fallen into disuse and it will take several years for the base to be comprehensively modernised and renovated. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, This story map was created with the Story Map Series application in ArcGIS Online. The underground command centre will not be fully equipped until 2021 or 2022.Russia’s Baltic Fleet was in action last week as helicopter crews delivered rocket and bombing strikes against a notional enemy’s surface ships and high-speed craft in a series of real-time drills.A fleet spokesman said: “The crews of the deck-based Ka-27PL anti-submarine warfare helicopters, Ka-29 shipborne combat and transport rotorcraft and Mi-24 gunships from a Baltic Fleet naval aviation formation accomplished combat exercises during their training flights to overcome the air defenses of a group of the notional enemy’s combat ships and deliver bombing and rocket strikes.The helicopter crews approached the targets from different directions while maneuvering by their speed and altitude to complicate the air strike’s repulsion by the adversary warships. newspaper archive.World War 3: Russian fighter INTERCEPTS secretive Swedish planeRussian fighter jet scrambled to 'escort' US and Swedish spy planeSweden's navy is being moved to an underground fortress File picture of a Swedish warship in Musko underground naval base Vessels from Russia's Baltic fleet condact sea drills Read CNN's 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts to learn more about tropical storm systems that develop during the summer and autumn.