The odds of a major hurricane hitting the United States is 64% in 2010, above the average probability of 52%. That’s what Colorado State University forecasters Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray are projecting. The El Nino that diminished hurricane activity this year won’t be around, leading the researchers to project as many as eight hurricanes, with five of them major. Experts say the U.S. has been in a cycle of heavier hurricane activity since 1995 and this condition may run for a decade or two more.
2010 expected to be busier than average hurricane year
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