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  Tropical Storm Alberto Forms Weeks Before Hurricane Season Begins

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  Tropical Storm Alberto made an early-season appearance in the Atlantic basin over the weekend forming off the Carolina coast on Saturday, but forecasters say the storm poses no threat to land.

• As Pacific Storm Season Begins, Aletta Forms

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 15, 2012

  Tropical Storm Aletta has formed in the early-morning hours of the Pacific storm season’s opening day.

• WSI: Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season

  By Tom Brown, Reuters  |  April 26, 2012

  The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S. private forecaster Weather Services International said on Wednesday.

• Colo. Forecasters Call For 10 Named Storms for 2012

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2012

  An early hurricane forecast is calling a below-average hurricane season with 10 named storms for the Atlantic basin.

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  Colorado State: Below Average Hurricane Activity Expected in 2012

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 22, 2012

  A duo of hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University says conditions favor a less active Atlantic hurricane season in 2012.

• New Metrics, Familiar Prediction: Another Active Hurricane Season

  By Mark Ruquet  |  January 2, 2012

  Chances are high that 2012 will be another active hurricane season in the Atlantic if an El Niño does not develop, say forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU).

• Odds Are High for Another Active Hurricane Season in 2012

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 7, 2011

  Chances are next year will be another active hurricane season in the Atlantic if an El Niño does not develop, say forecasters at Colorado State University.

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  NOAA: Atlantic Hurricanes to Become More Intense, Frequent

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 4, 2011

  As Tropical Storm Emily dumps rain on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has raised the number of Atlantic storms it expects this year.

• CSU: Still 16 Named Storms Predicted; Emily Could Be First Hurricane of Season

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 3, 2011

  Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University say their earlier prediction of a very active hurricane season remains unchanged with a total of 16 named storms predicted for the Atlantic basin.

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  Tropical Storm Arlene Is First Named Storm of Season; Expected to Hit Mexico

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 29, 2011

  The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed, as Tropical Storm Arlene moves west-northwest in the Gulf of Mexico at around eight miles per hour.