Audio clip NAT073

NAT073 – (Climate-Hurricane-Forecast)
UNDATED. x–10s. The U-S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an “extraordinary” Atlantic hurricane season this year. NOAA says forecasts show a developing La Nina conditions and above average ocean temperatures are contributing factors to the forecast of an above average hurricane season. Administrator Dr. Richard Spinrad says the forecast predicts more major hurricanes.
(“..miles per hour.”) (SOURCE:ABC)

TAG: An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, seven of them hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

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The Canadian Press broadcast team, ABC