Fewer hurricanes predicted for 2009 season

Image by Flickr user future15picImage by 20090807-hurricane.jpg

The slow start to this year's hurricane season had led experts to predict that only 10 named storms will form in the last four months of of season.

Read more stories on this subject in our hurricane topic page.The El Nino effect is a big factor this year in holding off formations of Atlantic hurricanes. This isn't to say that there is a possibility for damaging storms in the future, so don't let your guard down.

Head over to The State for the full story.

Filed in