Wednesday, November 30, 2005

There's got to be a morning after?

'06 forecast: More stormy weather

WASHINGTON — The record-setting 2005 hurricane season, which officially ends today, could be a harbinger for 2006 and beyond, the nation's top weather officials said Tuesday.

Optimal conditions for hurricane formation — warmer-than-normal ocean waters, absence of high-atmosphere winds and favorable winds from Africa — could continue for years. Past cycles have lasted 20 to 30 years. The current cycle began in 1995.

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