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An Active Hurricane Season Predicted

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The IRI’s latest forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season, which started June 1, points to significantly increased hurricane activity this year. In fact, the likelihood of having an above-normal year is more than three times that of having a below-normal year. This could spell trouble for highly vulnerable Caribbean nations such as Haiti – still reeling from the effects of a destructive earthquake in January.

Read more of this story on the IRI Portal page.

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