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Colorado State University (CSU) researchers announced this week that the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will be a quieter one. The season, which begins on June 1, is predicted to have less than the average six hurricanes seen. "A warming tropical Pacific and a cooling tropical Atlantic are leading us to think that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will have less activity" than average, meteorologists Philip Klotzbach and William Gray wrote in an online report. "The tropical...

For many Americans who live on the Atlantic coast, Andrew, Ivan and Katrina are more than just names--they are reminders of the devastating impact of cyclonic activity in the region during hurricane season. If it seems like hurricane seasons have been more active in recent years, you're on to something. According to a paper published in the August 13 issue of Nature, the frequency and strength of these powerful storms has grown in recent decades."We are at levels now that are about as...

NASA scientists using satellite data say they've produced a downloadable video outlining last year's Atlantic tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes. Thanks to NASA technology and satellite data coupled with data from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-operated satellite, you can see the tracks of storms from Arthur to Paloma from birth to death, NASA said in a statement. There were 17 tropical cyclones during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which includes the North...