Active hurricane season expected by Sean Batty
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be far more active than usual with nine hurricanes predicted and there seems to be more chance that the U.S. will be hit by a major storm this year too.
William Gray, a pioneer researcher in the field of hurricanes, based at Colorado State University, has given the forecast for the active season.
Gray forecasts that the storm season, which runs from June 1st to the 30th November will produce 17 tropical storms. He projects that 9 of them will be of hurricane strength, with five becoming category 3 or above (major hurricane) with winds over 110mph.
If these predictions become reality, we could see a repercussion of 2004, when four strong hurricanes hit Florida, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina unleashed terror on New Orleans.
2006 was only the 12th year since 1945 where no hurricanes made landfall with the United States.
The 2007 forecast points to a higher risk of a hurricane making it onto land, which could bring devastation to affected areas.
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