predicting hurricanes

09.06.08

A Busy Hurricane Season? Maybe

Federal forecasters issue a prediction for the upcoming storm season, but caution that they could be wrong

By Gregory Mone Posted 05.23.2008 at 9:41 am 2 Comments

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced yesterday that 2008 could be a busy hurricane season. Between twelve and 16 storms may be big enough to earn names, and six to nine should be intense enough to be qualified as hurricanes. And of those, two to five could be major.

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