Hurricane season returns next week, and it is likely to be another rough one - though probably not as ferociously hyperactive as last year's record-setting season.
Government scientists on Monday predicted another unusually busy season, with 13 to 16 tropical storms that grow into eight to 10 hurricanes. Four to six of those hurricanes could become particularly intense, with winds above 110 mph.
More ominously, researchers calculated that at least two - and as many as four - of those hurricanes could hit the United States.
The only ray of sunshine in the dim outlook: Scientists called for a less active season than last year's, which produced a record 28 named storms and 15 hurricanes, seven of them intense (categories 3, 4 or 5).
It should be noted, however, that last year's pre-season prediction ended up telling only half the story: Back then, forecasters said they expected 12 to 15 tropical storms, seven to nine hurricanes, and three to five intense hurricanes in 2005.
Let’s just hope that this year things will actually be better...
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