The season officially begins on June 1, and US forecasters predict a big 2005 Atlantic hurricane season (NOAA ); perhaps great news for surfers, surely dreadful for most others.
‘If the forecasters are right, the 2005 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, would continue a string of mostly above-average stormy seasons that began a decade ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in its annual hurricane forecast. “Since 1995, conditions in the tropics have been very favorable for active hurricane seasons. Eight out of those 10 years were above normal and we expect this to be nine out of 11,” NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher said at a news conference in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.’ (Global Surf News )
10,000 families in Florida are still in temporary housing from last year’s quadruple hit to the state over a five-week period, and officials worry about ‘hurricane fatigue’ — that inured residents may not take the forecasts seriously enough and take adequate precautions. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
