Article: Busy hurricane season ahead, CSU experts predict Researchers debate global warming's role in strong storms.(News)

Byline: Jim Erickson, Rocky Mountain News

The Atlantic hurricane season starts today, and Colorado State University forecasters say it's likely to be very active but less destructive than last year's record-setter.

The latest forecast from William Gray and Phil Klotzbach calls for nine hurricanes, including five major storms with winds of 111 mph or higher and 17 named tropical storms.

There's an 82 percent chance, the CSU team said Wednesday, that at least one major hurricane will strike the U.S. coastline this year.

"If the atmosphere and the ocean behave as they have in the past, we should have a very active season, but that doesn't ...

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