Why we can’t predict how destructive a hurricane season will be

Hurricane season begins today in the Atlantic, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting that there will be up to nine hurricanes, including one to four major storms with winds blowing at 111 mph (about 178 km/h) and up. How many of these hurricanes will make landfall, though? This far in advance, it’s impossible to say. The only thing to do is to prepare the best you can for a hurricane strike — whether or not it’ll happen.
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