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Forecasters Expect 10-16 Tropical Storms During Active Hurricane Season

U.S. government forecasters said Thursday that they were expecting an active Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast calls for 10 to 16 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. One to four hurricanes could be “major” …

Florida Researcher Creates New Hurricane Strength Model

A new study by Florida State University researchers demonstrates a different way of projecting a hurricane’s strength and intensity that could give the public a better idea of a storm’s potential for destruction. Vasu Misra, associate professor of meteorology and …

Lab Analyzes Vunerabilities to Hurricanes

A Sandia National Laboratories team is gearing up for hurricane season, readying analyses to help people in the eye of a storm. The Department of Homeland Security’s National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC), jointly housed at Sandia and Los …

2013 Hurricane Prediction: 72% Chance on East Coast; 48% for Florida

The Colorado State University team is predicting an above-average 2013 Atlantic basin hurricane season with 18 named storms and a 72 percent chance one will make landfall somewhere along the entire Eastern seaboard. Nine of those 18 named storms are …