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Hurricane Forecasters Issue April Update for 2008 Season
National News • April 10, 2008
A "well above-average" Atlantic hurricane season with eight hurricanes and 15 named storms entering the basin is predicted for 2008, according to forecasters at Colorado State University's ...
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| RE: RE: You all have to be kidding, right? | NY guy still again | May 5, 2008, 1:46 pm |
| RE: You all have to be kidding, right? | Kathy | May 3, 2008, 6:15 pm |
| You all have to be kidding, right? | Florida U/W | Apr 14, 2008, 12:38 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: who are they kidding? | NY guy again | Apr 14, 2008, 10:43 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: who are they kidding? | nbboy2 | Apr 14, 2008, 9:14 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: who are they kidding? | Miki | Apr 11, 2008, 8:52 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: who are they kidding? | NY guy | Apr 11, 2008, 12:52 pm |
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| RE: RE: who are they kidding? | nY Downstate Agent/Broker | Apr 11, 2008, 11:01 am |
| RE: RE: who are they kidding? | Florida U/W | Apr 11, 2008, 8:04 am |
| RE: who are they kidding? | Insurance Geek | Apr 11, 2008, 7:29 am |
| RE: who are they kidding? | RAL | Apr 10, 2008, 4:38 pm |
| RE: RE: who are they kidding? | FL Gal | Apr 10, 2008, 3:44 pm |
| RE: who are they kidding? | Miki | Apr 10, 2008, 3:03 pm |
| RE: RE: who are they kidding? | Ratemaker | Apr 10, 2008, 2:50 pm |
| RE: who are they kidding? | Florida U/W | Apr 10, 2008, 2:00 pm |
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Subject: RE: RE: who are they kidding?
Nobody, not even the scientists who make them, expects these forecasts to be correct every time. The science of forecasting hurricane activity is only part of the continueing study of tropical storms. The same data is available in Ft. Collins, Colorado as is available in Miami, Florida.
And quite frankly, nobody makes decisions based solely on these forecasts, save maybe how much capital to hold for paying out hurricane claims in the coming year.