The latest forecasts from two different weather study operations have been changed to reflect a more severe hurricane season this year.
Weather researcher William Gray predicts nine hurricanes this year for the Atlantic basin–two more than originally predicted in December.
Tropical Storm Risk, part of the Benfield Hazard Research Centre at University College, London, also revised its 2007 Atlantic basin hurricane forecast upward, saying the number of hurricane landfalls on the U.S. would increase from two to 2.4.
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