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"Meteorologists predict  a busy hurricane season for 2013, with 18 tropical storms, including nine hurricanes, forecasted for the Atlantic basin. An average season has 12 tropical storms, seven of which are hurricanes. The above-average numbers may be due to unusual warming of the tropical Atlantic and a chance for an El Ni\u00F1o event, according to the Colorado State University team of forecasters,  Dr. Phil Klotzbach and Dr. William Gray, who released their projections Wednesday. Of the nine projected hurricanes, Dr. Klotzbach expects that four of the storms to be categories 3, 4 or 5, hurricanes with wind speeds that could reach 111 mph or more. In 2012,  the team underestimated the number of storms, as they anticipated 10 tropical storms and four hurricanes, and the season actually brought 19 storms, including 10 hurricanes. For the past three hurricane seasons, which each begin on June 1 and run through November 30, the Atlantic basin, including the Carribean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, have had 19 storms. Last October, the Northeast was hit hard by  Hurricane Sandy  and is still recovering and rebuilding from the storm&amp;#039;s damage.   For the entire US coastline, there&amp;#039;s a 72% chance of a major hurricane making landfall in 2013, which is significantly higher than the long-term average of 52%. For the US east coast, including peninsular Florida, there&amp;#039;s a 48% chance a storm will hit land, a remarkable increase compared to last century&amp;#039;s average of 31%.   Dr. Klotzbach and Dr. Gray have issued seasonal hurricane forecasts since 1984, and this year&amp;#039;s predictions  mark the team&amp;#039;s 30th annual report  for Colorado State University&amp;#039;s Tropical Meteorology Project.  Do you think their projections will come true? Comment below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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