Environment

NPR - This year's Atlantic Hurricane season will be an "extraordinary" one, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warn. From June to the end of November, they expect 17 to 25 storms to form in the Atlantic. At least eight are forecast to be full-blown hurricanes, and 4 to 7 are expected to be major hurricanes, with winds powerful enough to uproot trees and damage buildings. Tens of millions of Americans in the eastern half of the country are at risk from flooding and damaging winds. Climate-driven warm ocean temperatures are partly to blame for the increased activity.