Mild hurricane season forecast for Atlantic

Risk Management

Thursday, April 26, 2012

The Weather Channel this week said it expects the Atlantic hurricane season in 2012 to be milder than in recent years. “This preseason forecast calls for 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes (category three or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale),” the channel said. “These forecast numbers are below the long-term average from 1950-2011 (12 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes) and well below the averages for the current ...

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