Saturday, September 8, 2007

Hurricane Season 5 Tips to Protect Yourself

Hurricane Season: Five Tips to Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Property

The 2007 hurricane season, which starts June 1 and runs through November 30, is expected to be an active one. London-based forecaster Tropical Storm Risk, predicts that there is an 86 percent probability that hurricane activity in 2007 will be in the top one-third of years historically. Colorado State University forecasters William Gray and Philip Klotzbach predict that there will be 13 named storms, four more than the average, with four major hurricanes and eight lesser ones. Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year—suggesting that more active and intense hurricane seasons will continue to be the trend..... from the Insurance Information Institute

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