Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: The average hurricane season has about two Cape Verde-type hurricanes , which are usually the largest and most intense storms of the season because they often have plenty of warm open ocean over which to develop before encountering land .
Simplified: The average hurricane season has about two Cape Verde-type hurricanes , which are usually the strongest storms of the season because they often have plenty of warm open ocean over which to develop before coming across land .