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NOAA lowers hurricane forecast, but still high

05 August 2010

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has cut its forecast for hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin this hurricane season, but is still expected to be very active.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has cut its forecast for hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin this hurricane season, but is still expected to be very active.

The scheduled seasonal outlook update issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, now predicts 14 to 20 named storms including, eight to 12 hurricanes of...


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