Forecasters predict quiet hurricane season for 2014
DENVER, CO — Top forecasters from Colorado State University are predicting a quiet 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, suggesting that nine tropical storms will form, but only three will become full-blown hurricanes, according to USA Today.
The forecast follows two consecutive poor forecasts: The 2012 season, when more than twice as many hurricanes formed as had been predicted, and the 2013 season, when only two hurricanes formed after a spring prediction of nine, the article stated.
According to the article, a typical year, based on weather records dating to 1950, has 12 tropical storms, of which seven become hurricanes.
"The tropical Atlantic has … cooled over the past several months, and the chances of a moderate to strong El Niño event this summer and fall appear to be quite high. Historical data indicate fewer storms form in these conditions," said meteorologist Philip Klotzbach from .
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, the article noted.
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