TSR: Hurricanes Could Increase 20%

NU Online News Service, Aug. 6, 12:30 p.m. EDT–Tropical Storm Risk today increased its forecast for Atlantic hurricane activity in 2004 by 20 percent.[@@]

TSR, a consortium of experts on insurance, risk management and seasonal climate forecasting led by the Benfield Hazard Research Centre at University College London, said it released the forecast to coincide with the start of the North Atlantic main hurricane season in August. Historically 86 percent of U.S. hurricane strikes and 96 percent of U.S. intense hurricane strikes occur after Aug. 1.

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