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The 2012 Hurricane outlook suggests slightly below average number and strength of storms in the central Pacific basin and a near-average season in both the Eastern Pacific as well as the Atlantic basins. This forecast is the result of competing climate influences, some that favor heightened activity and some that favor low activity.
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The 2012 Hurricane outlook suggests slightly below average number and strength of storms in the central Pacific basin and a near-average season in both the Eastern Pacific as well as the Atlantic basins. This forecast is the result of competing climate influences, some that favor heightened activity and some that favor low activity.
Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with climate and Earth scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies and institutions. Any opinions voiced by people in these videos are their own; they are not official NOAA statements or opinions. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
