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NOAA upwardly revises forecast for 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
August 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States is now forecasting 14-19 named storms, five to nine hurricanes and two to five major (Category 3+) hurricanes between June and November for the Atlantic Basin. The agency’s August…
Aon Benfield’s Tropical Storm Risk slightly increases Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast
May 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterJust days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center suggested an above-normal hurricane season this year, Aon Benfield has issued its May forecast for the 2017 Atlantic season. Professor Mark Saunders and Dr. Adam Lea of Tropical…
Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season most likely this year: NOAA
May 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center predicted on Thursday. For the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, forecasters predict a…
Outbreak of severe convective storms across U.S. Midwest causing widespread damage in Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota: RMS
March 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAs of March 8, cumulative preliminary tornado, hail and straight-line wind reports in the United States for the year have all been more than double their respective 2005-2015 averages, according to the records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s…
‘Climatic quirk’ may shield U.S. coast during busy hurricane seasons
January 5, 2017 Seth Borenstein - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – A climatic quirk seems to be slightly shielding the U.S. coast during busy hurricane seasons, often weakening major storms just as they approach America’s beaches, a new study finds. That could help explain why it’s been more than…
Aon Benfield’s Tropical Storm Risk, Colorado State University update 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season forecast
August 8, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterTropical Storm Risk (TSR) – part of Aon Benfield Research’s academic and industry collaboration – has issued its updated August forecast for the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, forecasting 15 named storms between June and November. TSR’s Professor Mark Saunders and…