Not Only Are Hurricane Philippe And Storm Rita Headed For America, But

September 19th, 2005 | researchmaterial

…at the start of August, the NHC predicted an exceptionally busy North Atlantic hurricane season, with 18 to 21 tropical storms, 9 to 11 of which would become hurricanes. So far that forecast has been borne out, and it could yet prove an underestimate.

The record tropical storm season saw 21 cyclones, and occurred in 1933. If that number is exceeded, the NHC will use up its list of names and turn to Greek-letter designations.

(Get that? So many storms that THEY’RE RUNNING OUT OF NAMES FOR THEM!)

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WARREN ELLIS is a graphic novelist, author and columnist. His new novel, GUN MACHINE, available now from Mulholland Books, is being developed for television by Chernin Entertainment and FOX. His first non-fiction book, from FSG, is due in 2014. RED 2, the sequel to the Bruce Willis-Helen Mirren film RED based on his book of the same name, will be released in August 2013.

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