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Below-average hurricane season forecast for 2026 as El Niño set to strengthen
US forecasters say 2026 is likely to produce fewer named storms than normal but warn it only takes one hurricane to cause devastation, as Ben Rich explains.
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According to BBC News’s source item, Below-average hurricane season forecast for 2026 as El Niño set to strengthen, US forecasters say 2026 is likely to produce fewer named storms than normal but warn it only takes one hurricane to cause devastation, as Ben Rich explains.
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- Below-average hurricane season forecast for 2026 as El Niño set to strengthenBBC News - 2026-05-21T17:08:07+00:00
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