Scientists say the US is facing the strongest hurricane season since Sandy hit the East Coast

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RACHEL GILLETT, BUSINESS INSIDER
15 AUG 2016

We’re moving into the peak of a hurricane season that could be the strongest since 2012, the year Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now expects a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal hurricane season.

"We’ve raised the numbers because some conditions now in place are indicative of a more active hurricane season," says Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Centre.

The NOAA reports a 70 percent chance of 12 to 17 named storms, of which five to eight are expected to become hurricanes, including two to four major hurricanes.
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[Moostache]

1. Yeah, but Inhofe tells me snowballs mean climate change is a hoax!

And the Talking Yam assured me that it is all part of an elaborate Chinese plot to take over the universe unless they get One Miiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllion Dollars....

[msongs]

2. season is a dud so far nt

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3. Technical point, Sandy wasn't a hurrican when it hit, that's why they called it super storm sandy