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Article: Increased hurricane activity cycle may last decades.(News)
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- December 8, 2003
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Byline: DAVE LENCKUS
Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University predict that the increased Atlantic basin hurricane activity since 1995 will continue not only next year but also probably for the next two decades.
In a report issued Friday, the renowned team of storm researchers at CSU in Fort Collins, Colo., estimates that the probability that a major Atlantic hurricane will make landfall on U.S. shores next year is about 30% higher than the average.
The researchers estimate that in 2004 seven Atlantic hurricanes will develop, compared with an annual average of 5.9 hurricanes. The researchers predict there will be three intense ...