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Hurricane forecast revised; fewer storms now expected.

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)

| August 04, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Virginian-Pilot. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Stone

Aug. 4--The 2006 hurricane season, which has yet to reach its peak, may not be as bad as earlier feared. Better still, the chances of another behemoth killer, like last year's Hurricane Katrina, are low, according to researchers. The likelihood of another Katrina is "very small," said Phillip Klotzbach, who heads the Colorado State University research team organized by William Gray, who has been a leader in hurricane-activity forecasting for 23 years. There have been no hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin so far this year and only three named storms. Compared with last year, when there had been seven tropical storms, with three growing…

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