Environment
We Might Just Get Lucky and See a Mild 2014 Hurricane Season
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has released its forecast on the virulence of this summer's Atlantic storms.
There are times when "below average" is good. For a hurricane season, it's definitely a nice thing to hear.
And this year, the odds are stacking up that North America will have a hurricane season marked by below-average activity in the Atlantic Ocean, according to an assessment from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. In the average year, the Atlantic is scoured by three major hurricanes plus six lesser ones and 12 named storms. But government forecasters are predicting that this coming season, which lasts from June 1 to November 30, will see one or two behemoths with winds of 111 mph or faster, three to six weaker hurricanes, and eight to 13 named storms.