Posted
5/30/2010 10:43:00 AM
by Douglas
It's that time again. Time for the annual "This year's hurricane season is the worst
ever!!" announcement.
The Atlantic storm season may be the most intense since 2005, when Hurricane Katrina killed over a thousand people after crashing through Gulf of Mexico energy facilities, the U.S. government's top climate agency predicted on Thursday.
In its first forecast for the storm season that begins next Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast 14 to 23 named storms, with 8 to 14 developing into hurricanes, nearly matching 2005's record of 15.
A chilling vision of things to come. I'm looking for the mid-season "This year isn't as bad as we thought" announcement.