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NOAA Adjusts Hurricane Season Prediction to ‘Above-Normal’

Inside Climate News · By Amy Green · last updated
Record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures and slow-developing effects of an El Niño favor hurricane activity.

By Amy Green

ORLANDO, Fla.—NOAA forecasters are upping their expectations for the 2023 hurricane season, based on record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures.

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