NOAA's National Weather Service HeadlinesLatest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service...NOAA Predicts Very Active 2006 North Atlantic Hurricane Season...- May 22, 2006 NOAA announced today that a very active hurricane season is looming. For the 2006 north Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA is predicting 13 to 16 named storms, with eight to 10 becoming hurricanes, of which four to six could become 'major' hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher. May 21-27 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, NOAA encourages everyone to make preparations to protect their lives and livelihoodshttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2634.htm ...NOAA Concludes Successful Hurricane Awareness Tour...- May 12, 2006 With the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season less than three weeks away, NOAA's 2006 Hurricane Awareness Tour came to a successful conclusion Friday in Tampa, Fla., delivering its message of the need for hurricane preparedness to thousands of visitors and media audiences.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2626.htm ...Area Where Hurricanes Develop Is Warmer, Say NOAA Scientists..- May 2, 2006 The region of the tropical Atlantic where many hurricanes originate has warmed by several tenths of a degree Celsius over the 20th century, and new climate model simulations suggest that human activity, such as increasing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, may contribute significantly to this warming.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2622.htm ...NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Campaign Goes Airborne...- May 1, 2006 With the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season still etched on the coastline from Texas to Florida, forecasters from the National Hurricane Center will join the aircrew from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on a hurricane hunter aircraft tour from May 1 - 5. The mission will increase hurricane awareness and encourage preparedness along the Gulf coast and Florida.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2619.htm |