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Why this year's Atlantic hurricane season could produce fewer big storms

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, Why this year’s Atlantic hurricane season could produce fewer big storms, 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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