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Forecasters say El Nino may be developing
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Jun 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new El Nino could be approaching. Sea-surface temperatures have been warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean, suggesting the potential for the development of the El Nino climate phenomenon this summer, according ...
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Forecasters predict 6 Atlantic hurricanes for 2009
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Apr 07, 2009 |
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Six hurricanes are expected to churn through the Atlantic this year, a Colorado State University forecast team said Tuesday as it lowered its estimates for the upcoming storm season.
Experts predict quieter Atlantic hurricane season
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Aug 04, 2009 |
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Weather experts on Wednesday reduced the number of projected hurricanes in the north Atlantic this season to four, two of them major hurricanes with winds above 178 kilometers (111 miles) per hour.
New type of El Nino could mean more hurricanes make landfall
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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El Niño years typically result in fewer hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean. But a new study suggests that the form of El Niño may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes ...
Pacific El Nino equals Atlantic hurricane calm: experts
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Oct 18, 2009 |
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The Pacific's El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon has resulted in an especially calm Atlantic hurricane season -- a welcome respite for Caribbean and southeastern US residents still smarting from a 2008 pounding.
2009 Hurricane Season Should Contain No Surprises, Researchers Say
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Apr 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University believe that 2009 will bring a near-normal hurricane season, with storm activity in the Atlantic basin and the Gulf of Mexico slightly above the averages of ...
Seismic noise unearths lost hurricanes
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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Seismologists have found a new way to piece together the history of hurricanes in the North Atlantic—by looking back through records of the planet's seismic noise. It's an entirely new way to tap into the ...
Harbingers of increased Atlantic hurricane activity identified
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Aug 12, 2009 |
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Reconstructions of past hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean indicate that the most active hurricane period in the past was during the "Medieval Climate Anomaly" about a thousand years ago when climate ...
Prediction of major hurricanes lowered
Aug 04, 2007 |
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The United States' leading storm forecaster has slightly lowered the number of hurricanes expected to form in the Atlantic basin this year.
Hurricanes: Category 6 listing possible
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May 22, 2006 |
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With some scientists saying global warming is causing an increasing frequency and strength of hurricanes, there is a call for a new category of storms.
Hurricanes not likely to disrupt ocean carbon balance
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Mar 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hurricanes are well known for the trail of damage and debris they can leave on land, but less known for the invisible trail left over the ocean by their gale-force winds — a trail of carbon ...
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