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Speaker 1: Welcome to brain Stuff production of iHeart Radio. Hey brain Stuff,

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Speaker 1: Lauren bol Obam here. Hurricane season is already off to

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Speaker 1: a record start in the United States. At the time

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Speaker 1: of this recording, seven named storms have formed in the Atlantic,

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Speaker 1: including Hurricane Elsa, which became a hurricane on July two,

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Speaker 1: the earliest fifth named Atlantic hurricane since nineteen sixty six.

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Speaker 1: Elsa made landfall July seven in the Florida Panhandle as

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Speaker 1: a Category one storm. Now halfway through the hurricane season,

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Speaker 1: the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Speaker 1: Administration or NOAH, released its annual mid season update on

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Speaker 1: August four, which suggests conditions are ripe for another above

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Speaker 1: average number of storms. The agency is predicting a busy,

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Speaker 1: though not record breaking season with fifteen to twenty one

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Speaker 1: named storms. That is, storms with winds of thirty nine

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Speaker 1: miles per hour or sixty two kilometers per hour or greater.

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Speaker 1: That includes seven to ten hurricanes, with three to five

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Speaker 1: of those likely to be Category three, four, or five.

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Speaker 1: The higher the category number, the higher the hurricanes winds,

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Speaker 1: and the more widespread and serious the damage is likely

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Speaker 1: to be. And this is up from noah's former predictions.

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Speaker 1: A meteorologists analyzed a mix of atmospheric and oceanic conditions

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Speaker 1: when updating the original forecast. In addition, in July, NOAH

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Speaker 1: declared a La Nina watch, which means there's a potential

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Speaker 1: for La Nina to develop during hurricane season. During a

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Speaker 1: news conference on August four, Matthew Rosencrans, Noah's lead hurricane

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Speaker 1: season forecaster, explained, quote La Nina occurs when there are

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Speaker 1: cooler than average sea surface temperatures in the equatorial region

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Speaker 1: of the Pacific Ocean, linked to weakening wind shear over

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Speaker 1: the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic Ocean, which favors more and

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Speaker 1: stronger Atlantic storms. A While conditions suggests that will be

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Speaker 1: a busy season, a Rosencranz said he doesn't believe it

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Speaker 1: will be as active as the record breaking season because

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Speaker 1: Atlantic sea surface temperatures aren't expected to be as warm

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Speaker 1: and so far are trending closer to average. Noah's update

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Speaker 1: to the outlook covers the entire six month hurricane season,

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Speaker 1: which runs from June one until November. The hurricane season

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Speaker 1: peaks in mid August through October. While NOAH and its

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Speaker 1: Climate Prediction Center are in charge of forecasts, it's the

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Speaker 1: National Hurricane Center that tracks storms that actually form and

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Speaker 1: predicts their paths, and the best track of a storm

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Speaker 1: can be made only about five to seven days out,

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Speaker 1: and that's why people living along the coast and in

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Speaker 1: low lying areas and regions prone to inland flooding need

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Speaker 1: to be prepared now. Rosencranz said, as we've seen in

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Speaker 1: re and years, threats from hurricanes are not limited to

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Speaker 1: damaging winds, but also dangerous storm surge and torrential rain

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Speaker 1: and wind flooding. Everyone should know their hurricane risk, have

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Speaker 1: a plan, and be prepared for the upcoming core of

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Speaker 1: the season. National Weather Service Director Lewis W. Eutelini, PhD,

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Speaker 1: said in a press statement. Now is the time for

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Speaker 1: families and communities to ensure their preparations are in place.

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Speaker 1: These storms can be devastating, so be prepared for all

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Speaker 1: possible outcomes by staying tuned to the forecast and following

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Speaker 1: safety information and possible evacuation notifications issued by emergency officials.

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Speaker 1: These storms can be devastating, so be prepared for all

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Speaker 1: possible outcomes by staying tuned to the forecast and following

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Speaker 1: safety information and possible evacuation notifications issued by emergency officials.

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Speaker 1: Today's episode is based on the article Atlantic hurricane season

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