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INCREASED
HURRICANE ACTIVITY
IN THE CARDS
Colorado State University has increased its
hurricane forecast from 13 to 14 storms in its
latest projection for the 2019 hurricane season
that began on June 1. e forecast included sub-
tropical storm Andrea that had formed off the
Atlantic coast before the start of the season.
e University has pegged the probability
of at least one major hurricane to make landfall
along the continental U.S. coastline at 54%,
slightly higher than the historical average of 52%.
"As is the case with all hurricane seasons,
coastal residents are reminded that it only takes
one hurricane making landfall to make it an
active season for them," Phil Klotzbach, the
forecast's lead author told Bloomberg. "ey
should prepare the same for every season,
regardless of how much activity is predicted."
Klotzbach also pointed out that the forecast
this year was tricky because the models were
mixed on "whether an El Nino across the
equatorial Pacific will last into late August and
September."
According to the report, six of the 14 named
storms were likely to be hurricanes with two
major systems that would carry winds of 11
miles per hour.
Category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes can cause
much damage to life and property. In 2017,
Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma together
caused damages worth $265 billion according to
data from the National Hurricane Center, cited
by Bloomberg, making it the costliest hurricane
season in recent times.
According to the Texas Tribune, Texas
has already received billions of dollars for
Harvey recovery, but each bucket of money is
designated for a specific purpose. For example,
the $4.3 billion that Congress approved for
Texas last February is part of a HUD grant
program designed "to help cities, counties, and
States recover from Presidentially declared
disasters, especially in low-income areas."
According to a WINK News
report, FEMA's National Flood
Insurance Program has paid
more than $1 billion towards
flood insurance claims related to
2017's Hurricane Irma.
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