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Colorado State University has released its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast, predicting 13 named storms and six hurricanes ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, 2026, but meteorologists already have the list of names they will use ...

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, 2026, but meteorologists already have the list of names they will use to identify this season's tropical storms and hurricanes. Could there ...