Experts See Weaker 2006 Hurricane Season
Maryland - Some early signs are beginning to roll in suggesting the 2006 hurricane season will not be the record that 2005 was, say climate researchers.
The latest hopeful sign is the recent demise of the hurricane-boosting La Nina condition in the Pacific. After that is the storm-fueling sea surface temperature in the Atlantic, which is not so hot this year
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