Atlantic Hurricane Season Predictions Due this Week

The 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season predictions are due out this week from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), although the accuracy of such long-range forecasts is often criticized. For example, the active Atlantic hurricane season that was predicted last year never materialized. Imperfect science NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility near Washington houses the the tools meteorologists use to make their forecasts. Tom Boyd sits before a bank of...

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